SPACE MISSIONS Watches - Astronauts Watches
Astronauts Watches
FLIGHT-CERTIFIED BY NASA FOR ALL MANNED SPACE MISSIONS:
* Omega Speedmaster Professional 3570.50.00
FLIGHT-QUALIFIED BY NASA FOR SPACE MISSIONS:
* Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33
* Casio G-Shock DW-5600C
* Casio G-Shock DW-5600E
* Casio G-Shock DW-5900
* Casio G-Shock DW-6900
* Casio G-Shock Master of G G-9000
* Timex IRONMAN Triathlon Data Link
Omega Speedmaster
The Omega Speedmaster Professional, otherwise known as the "Moonwatch", is a manual winding chronograph introduced in 1957 and made famous by its selection by NASA for the Apollo Program. The Omega Speedmaster was the first watch worn on the moon, as Buzz Aldrin wore his Speedmaster 145.012 fitted with the Omega 321 caliber on 20 July 1969. (Neil Armstrong left his Speedmaster inside the landing module "Eagle" during his famous first walk). It is the only watch flight-qualified for EVA use by NASA. It is also the watch chosen for use in outer space by the Russian space agency NPO Energia.
Casio G-Shock Master of G
The Master of G series were a collection of G-Shock watches produced by Japanese electronics and wristwatch manufacturer Casio in the late 1990s. There were several models in the range, of which many were designed to showcase a new form of technology that Casio had introduced into the G-Shock range, such as the Tough Solar power source and a digital compass.
Three of the current Masters of G have been included in a new collection launched on February 2009, the Men In Rusty Black (MIRB) series. The watches under this theme, which include the Riseman (GW-9200MS), the Frogman (GW-200MS) and the Mudman (G-9000MS), are said to feature a military-inspired look.
Timex, Astronauts Watches
Timex Datalink or Timex Data Link is a line of watches manufactured by Timex. As the name implies datalink watches are capable of data transfer through linking with a computer. The Datalink line was introduced in 1994 and it was co-developed with Microsoft as a wearable alternative to mainstream PDAs with additional attributes such as water resistance, that PDAs lacked, and easy programmability. The early models included models 50, 70, 150 and model 150s (small size). The model numbers indicated the approximate number of phone numbers that could be stored in the watch memory. These early models were, at the time of their introduction, the only watches to bear the Microsoft logo.
The watches have been certified by NASA for space travel and have been used by astronauts and cosmonauts in space missions. There has been an evolution over the years as to the number and type of entries that can be stored in the various watch models as well as the mode of data transfer between computer and watch.
FLIGHT-CERTIFIED BY NASA FOR ALL MANNED SPACE MISSIONS:
* Omega Speedmaster Professional 3570.50.00FLIGHT-QUALIFIED BY NASA FOR SPACE MISSIONS:
* Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33
* Casio G-Shock DW-5600C
* Casio G-Shock DW-5600E
* Casio G-Shock DW-5900
* Casio G-Shock DW-6900
* Casio G-Shock Master of G G-9000
* Timex IRONMAN Triathlon Data Link
Omega Speedmaster
The Omega Speedmaster Professional, otherwise known as the "Moonwatch", is a manual winding chronograph introduced in 1957 and made famous by its selection by NASA for the Apollo Program. The Omega Speedmaster was the first watch worn on the moon, as Buzz Aldrin wore his Speedmaster 145.012 fitted with the Omega 321 caliber on 20 July 1969. (Neil Armstrong left his Speedmaster inside the landing module "Eagle" during his famous first walk). It is the only watch flight-qualified for EVA use by NASA. It is also the watch chosen for use in outer space by the Russian space agency NPO Energia.
Casio G-Shock Master of G
The Master of G series were a collection of G-Shock watches produced by Japanese electronics and wristwatch manufacturer Casio in the late 1990s. There were several models in the range, of which many were designed to showcase a new form of technology that Casio had introduced into the G-Shock range, such as the Tough Solar power source and a digital compass.
Three of the current Masters of G have been included in a new collection launched on February 2009, the Men In Rusty Black (MIRB) series. The watches under this theme, which include the Riseman (GW-9200MS), the Frogman (GW-200MS) and the Mudman (G-9000MS), are said to feature a military-inspired look.
Timex, Astronauts Watches
Timex Datalink or Timex Data Link is a line of watches manufactured by Timex. As the name implies datalink watches are capable of data transfer through linking with a computer. The Datalink line was introduced in 1994 and it was co-developed with Microsoft as a wearable alternative to mainstream PDAs with additional attributes such as water resistance, that PDAs lacked, and easy programmability. The early models included models 50, 70, 150 and model 150s (small size). The model numbers indicated the approximate number of phone numbers that could be stored in the watch memory. These early models were, at the time of their introduction, the only watches to bear the Microsoft logo.
The watches have been certified by NASA for space travel and have been used by astronauts and cosmonauts in space missions. There has been an evolution over the years as to the number and type of entries that can be stored in the various watch models as well as the mode of data transfer between computer and watch.