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Indicator lights and rows of switches on the left top of the launch console.

The toggle switch at upper left and the empty hole near upper right are both labelled "Read".

The row of indicator lights (green, empty hole, and red) reads

  • Component Test Prepared
  • Component Test
  • Testing

The three rows of four toggle switches read, from top to bottom,

  • Vent Valve LOX Tank
  • Fuel Tank Press. Valve
  • LOX Tank Press. Valve
  • Ignition Alc Valve

  • LOX Valve
  • Fuel Valves
  • H2O2 Main Valve
  • H2O2 Tank Press. Valve

  • Pressurizing Test
  • Power Transfer (Switch appears to have had a guard on it.)
  • A11 & A22 Power Transfer
  • Pre-Valve Comp Test

The row of four switches plus an empty hole reads

  • Press. Supply (Switch appears to have had a guard on it.)
  • Vent Tail Spheres
  • Vent Repl Tank
  • Vent Top Spheres (Switch appears to have had a guard on it.)
  • Plug Ejection By-Pass

 
Switches and indicator lights on top panel of Explorer I Launch Console at U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Time picture taken Thu Jun 7 10:34:10 2012
Location picture taken Display Area West of Space Hall
"Old" Museum
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
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