a_v_c_o_AKP (108-KSC-66C-1608)
"Flight verification vehicle A 14-135 support assembly Command Module optical alignment installation - tight overall view, right side relative to plate. MSO. Bldg. altitude chamber. (085-3)(SY) (103) "
So, I assume it must be M-11, and in its roll as flight verification vehicle, it's being used to test/confirm fit & function of the gizmo that'll be used to install, test(?), calibrate(?) the sextant & telescope? In the altitude chamber because of the delicate optics of the guidance & navigation system? To mitigate introduction of airborne debris/contaminants?
If so, I would've expected the Command Modules to arrive with that option package already installed, and maybe just the floor mats to be added at KSC. Along with of course, filling the tank(s) with gas.
NO actual idea. But that thing looks really cool, it's got a great art-deco sci-fi look to it, even the color of it is a 50’s sci-fi smoooooth.
Looks like most everything - RCS thruster orifices, windows, hatch(?), access panels(?) on the exterior of the Command Module are either decals or painted on.
a_v_c_o_AKP (108-KSC-66C-1608)
"Flight verification vehicle A 14-135 support assembly Command Module optical alignment installation - tight overall view, right side relative to plate. MSO. Bldg. altitude chamber. (085-3)(SY) (103) "
So, I assume it must be M-11, and in its roll as flight verification vehicle, it's being used to test/confirm fit & function of the gizmo that'll be used to install, test(?), calibrate(?) the sextant & telescope? In the altitude chamber because of the delicate optics of the guidance & navigation system? To mitigate introduction of airborne debris/contaminants?
If so, I would've expected the Command Modules to arrive with that option package already installed, and maybe just the floor mats to be added at KSC. Along with of course, filling the tank(s) with gas.
NO actual idea. But that thing looks really cool, it's got a great art-deco sci-fi look to it, even the color of it is a 50’s sci-fi smoooooth.
Looks like most everything - RCS thruster orifices, windows, hatch(?), access panels(?) on the exterior of the Command Module are either decals or painted on.