Gray, silver, and white space capsule sets on to wooden base with engraved metal placard. Detaches into three pieces. Note there is a bag with 3 screws labeled with the object number as well. GIL-5 is located on multiple shelves, including 33/4.
Object Story
This early capsule looked crude compared to spacecraft today. The astronaut had little room to move in. The controls were designed to be easily visible from the custom-molded couch he sat in. The spacecraft atmosphere was 100% Oz at 5 psi, about 1/3 normal air pressure. The astronauts wore space suits in case of cabin depressurization. The red escape tower perched atop the capsule was to lift the capsule clear of the rocket in case of a launch failure. It was never used to help an astronaut escape, and after each successful launch was quickly jettisoned.
