"Satellite Hand Computer" carried by John Glenn aboard his Friendship 7 space flight

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1962-02-20

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The Ohio State University

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Metal, circular, three disk slide rule type device labeled "Satellite Hand Computer" made by the Batori Computer Company, mounted to a small booklet containing four pages of the Mercury Orbit Chart and four pages of normal and emergency procedures, carried by John Glenn aboard his Friendship 7 space flight on February 20, 1962.
Artifact Size: 9.25W by 10H.
Credit: John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/83753

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Mementos (John H. Glenn Archives Artifacts)