RCS Thruster - FLOWN Artifact
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  • Reentry Control System (RCS) thruster, or Thrust Chamber Assembly (TCA).
  • Flew as part of the Gemini IX spacecraft June 3-6, 1966.
  • One of 16 RCS thrusters mounted in the nose section of the Gemini for spacecraft attitude control during reentry.
  • Rated thrust 25 pounds.
  • Charring on the thruster nozzle resulted from the heat of combustion as well as reentry heating.
  • Autographed by Tom Stafford, Gemini-Titan (GT)-IX Commander, and Gene Cernan, GT-IX Pilot.
  • Fuel injector (similar to the oxidizer injector shown) was removed by NASA for study.

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More RCS thruster details:

Gemini RCS thruster locations:

Gemini IX mission details:

2.1 lbs. (0.95 kg)
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