DSKY interface
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The DSKY interface was the astronaut-facing control and display panel for the Apollo Guidance Computer, featuring a numeric keypad and indicator lights for entering commands and reading navigation data during lunar missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo spacecraft equipment
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human–machine interface ⓘ spacecraft control interface ⓘ |
| acronym | DSKY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | MIT Instrumentation Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Apollo Guidance Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPrinciple | numeric code-based interaction instead of full alphanumeric text ⓘ |
| developedForAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
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early 1970s ⓘ |
| feature |
VERB and NOUN code entry system
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indicator lights ⓘ numeric keypad ⓘ seven-segment numeric displays ⓘ status annunciator panel ⓘ |
| fullName | Display and Keyboard ⓘ |
| function |
allow astronauts to enter commands into the Apollo Guidance Computer
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display navigation data to astronauts ⓘ display system status information ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
critical interface for Apollo lunar landing operations
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one of the earliest digital computer user interfaces used in crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| inputMethod | keypad entry of numeric codes ⓘ |
| interactionParadigm | VERB-NOUN command structure ⓘ |
| interfaceType | hard-wired interface to Apollo Guidance Computer ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced later spacecraft computer interfaces ⓘ |
| locationOnVehicle |
Command Module main control panel
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Lunar Module control panel GENERATED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Raytheon (as part of Apollo Guidance Computer hardware production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumExhibitsAt |
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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various aerospace museums worldwide ⓘ |
| notableEvent | displayed 1201 and 1202 program alarms during Apollo 11 landing ⓘ |
| notableUse | Apollo 11 lunar landing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment | spacecraft cabin ⓘ |
| outputMethod |
indicator lights
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numeric displays ⓘ |
| powerSource | spacecraft electrical power system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | astronaut-facing control and display panel for the Apollo Guidance Computer ⓘ |
| status | retired hardware ⓘ |
| technologyType | electromechanical display and keypad unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apollo astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guidance and navigation operations
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monitoring computer alarms ⓘ program selection on the Apollo Guidance Computer ⓘ spacecraft attitude control commands ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnMissionType | lunar missions ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Apollo Command Module
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Apollo Lunar Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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