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Object details:

Object Name: Slide Rule, Space Vehicle Pocket Designer
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20170085000

	Object Name
	Slide Rule, Space Vehicle Pocket Designer

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90e412136-393e-4c55-a788-d07a0ac117a4

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Martin Denver

	Materials
	Plastic. Cardboard case.

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W): 11.4cm (4 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	This circular slide rule gave approximate information on the design of deep space missions, showing the relationship among parameters such as payload weight, propellant weight, final spacecraft velocity, exhaust velocity, etc. It would not have been accurate enough for an engineer to use in planning a mission; they used detailed mathematical formulas, evaluated by digital computers. But the slide rule would have been very useful for managers, members of the trade press, news media, and government funding agencies, who needed to know the basics of a space mission.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Gift of Martin Corporation, Denver Division

	Inventory Number
	A20170085000

	Type
	INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose

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