Apollo 1 Inertial Reference Integrating Gyroscope (IRIG) wheel display

Object summary

Title: Apollo 1 Inertial Reference Integrating Gyroscope (IRIG) wheel display
Object ID: CSDL-100692
Object type: Gyroscope
Major collection: Technology
Named collection: Charles Stark Draper Historical Collection
On view: Yes
Exhibitions: Modeling Everything; Liquid Archive

Description

A diorama showcasing a metal cylinder with a metal bar running through it. The bar is attached to two white columns. The base has a small plaque that reads "Apollo 1 IRIG".

The Apollo 1 Integrating Gyroscope (IRIG) was part of the Apollo primary guidance, navigation, and control system (PGNCS), and was derived from the 25IRIG developed for the Polaris missile.