Computer, Dead Reckoning, Sally Ride

Nombre del creador

Sally K. Ride;
Telex Communications Inc.

Contexto cultural

Fecha

Fuente

National Air and Space Museum;

Smithsonian Institution

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Descripción de objeto de National Air and Space Museum

This TELEX E-6B dead reckoning computer belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride. It is a circular slide rule used in aviation for calculating factors such as fuel burn, wind correction, ground speed, and estimated time of arrival. As a mission specialist astronaut, Ride was not responsible for piloting the space shuttle, but as part of her training she was expected to spend fifteen hours a month aloft in the backseat of a T-38 jet. These flights allowed Ride to practice navigation and communication procedures while also being conditioned for high-performance flight. Ride, whose previous flying experience was limited to commercial airliners, so enjoyed these flights that she took private lessons and earned her pilot license

Sally Ride became the first American ...