DSKY display
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The DSKY display was the astronaut-facing control and readout interface used to communicate with the Apollo Guidance Computer during lunar missions.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo spacecraft equipment
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human–computer interface ⓘ spacecraft control interface ⓘ |
| acronym | DSKY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal | make digital computer functions accessible to astronauts in flight ⓘ |
| developedBy | MIT Instrumentation Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedForAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedForProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayField |
noun code
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program number ⓘ three numerical registers ⓘ verb code ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| fullName | Display and Keyboard ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
CLR key
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ENTER key ⓘ KEY REL key ⓘ NOUN key ⓘ PRO key ⓘ VERB key ⓘ numeric keys 0–9 ⓘ |
| hasIndicator |
COMP ACTY light
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KEY REL light ⓘ OPR ERR light ⓘ PROG light ⓘ RESTART light ⓘ TEMP light ⓘ UPLINK ACTY light ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
numeric keypad
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verb–noun command system ⓘ |
| mountingLocation |
Apollo Command Module main control panel
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Apollo Lunar Module control console NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Apollo 11 lunar landing guidance
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Apollo 13 emergency procedures ⓘ |
| outputMethod |
seven-segment numeric displays
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status indicator lights ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | interface between astronauts and Apollo Guidance Computer ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apollo astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guidance commands
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navigation input ⓘ spacecraft control commands ⓘ status monitoring ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Apollo 10
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Apollo 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Apollo Command Module
NERFINISHED
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Apollo Lunar Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith | Apollo Guidance Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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