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LUNAR MODULE BATTERY – Pyrotechnic Battery. Serial No. 311, Model No. 264. Raleigh: ESB Incorporated, 1969.
Providing the explosive charge necessary for crucial functions in Lunar Module systems.
Two pyrotechnic batteries were used with the Lunar Module, one in the Descent Stage and one in the Ascent Stage. Their electrical impulse provided the means to ignite explosive charges for LM systems including reaction control subsystem pressurization, landing gear deployment, propellant tank pressurization, and ascent/descent stage separation.
2.75 by 3 by 7 inches. Encased in a gray metal body. "Exide Missile and Electronics Division, ESB Incorporated, Raleigh, NC. Serial No. 311, Model No. 264" and "GAEC Control No. LSC 320-301-3, PYROTECHNIC BATTERY, NAA/S & ID Control No. ME 461-0007-002, NAS 9-1100 (Contract Number), Date of MFR – 1969" stamps on battery.
Providing the explosive charge necessary for crucial functions in Lunar Module systems.
Two pyrotechnic batteries were used with the Lunar Module, one in the Descent Stage and one in the Ascent Stage. Their electrical impulse provided the means to ignite explosive charges for LM systems including reaction control subsystem pressurization, landing gear deployment, propellant tank pressurization, and ascent/descent stage separation.
2.75 by 3 by 7 inches. Encased in a gray metal body. "Exide Missile and Electronics Division, ESB Incorporated, Raleigh, NC. Serial No. 311, Model No. 264" and "GAEC Control No. LSC 320-301-3, PYROTECHNIC BATTERY, NAA/S & ID Control No. ME 461-0007-002, NAS 9-1100 (Contract Number), Date of MFR – 1969" stamps on battery.
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