Space Shuttle HSI from Simulator
  • Space Shuttle Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) as removed from a high fidelity Space Shuttle simulator.
  • Although a critical part of countless flight simulations, the unit was no longer needed after the Space Shuttle avionics were upgraded to a “glass cockpit” design (see NASA fact sheet pdf for more about the MEDS upgrade).
  • Hours meter indicates that this artifact has logged 6,385 hours of use in Space Shuttle simulators and in bench testing.
  • Internal components include gears, motors and electronic circuits.
  • Retired from space program service in April 2009.

7.40 lbs. (3.36 kg)

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