Television Control Equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse

Television Control Equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse

Television Control Equipment at Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral (Fla.)

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)

NASA

Project Mercury (U.S.)

The television Control equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, mounted in racks similar to the way modern computer servers are, was used to monitor the rocket during Project Mercury launches. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust the equipment and the rocket. This panel control the remote cameras located at the launchpad.

Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.

ca. 1962

Fowler, Calvin D.

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print.

Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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History Teacher

Civics/Government Teacher

Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.

Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Michlowitz, Robert

Cepero, Laura

"Project Mercury Overview." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm.

TELEVISION CONTROL

CAMERA CONTROL 1 CAMERA CONTROL 2 CAMERA CONTROL 3 CAMERA CONTROL 4
CAMERA POWER
WINDSHIELD POWER

BEAM TARGET
FOCUS
CLOSE FAR LONG
OPEN IRIS[?] NEAR FOCUS SHORT ZOOM
TILT PAN

TILT SPEED MONITOR BRIGHTNESS