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Skylab III (SL-4) Flown Command Module Rotational Controller Handle Directly from the Family Collection of Mission Commander J...
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Ex. Jerry Carr
Skylab III (SL-4) Flown Command Module Rotational Controller
Handle Directly from the Family Collection of Mission Commander
Jerry Carr, with Certificate of Authenticity. A milled aluminum
handle, approximately 4.5" tall with a black "trigger" and indented
finger grips. It is custom mounted to a 4.875" x 7.875" x 1" walnut
base with an engraved plate above reading: "Skylab IV/ Nov. 16,
1973 - Feb. 8, 1974" and one below reading: "Rotational/ Hand
Controller". This was mounted in CSM-118 and removed after the
successful mission and presented to Carr. An extremely rare and
desirable piece of flown Skylab hardware, seldom offered.
Excellent.The Skylab Rotational Hand Controller was a three-axis joystick used to control the attitude of the Skylab spacecraft. It was a small, pistol-grip type controller with three degrees of freedom: pitch, roll, and yaw. The RHC was mounted on a flexible arm that allowed the astronaut to position it comfortably. To use it, the astronaut would simply move the joystick in the desired direction. This would send a signal to the Skylab's Reaction Control System (RCS), which would fire thrusters to rotate the spacecraft. The RHC was used for a variety of tasks, including attitude control, maneuvering, and docking. The trigger on the RHC could be depressed for communications with the Mission Control Center.
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2023 December 14 - 15 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6277 (go to Auction Home page)
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