How Astronauts Captured Iconic Space Photos - A History Of Cameras In Space

How Astronauts Captured Iconic Space Photos - A History Of Cameras In Space

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Astronauts have been carrying cameras into space since Gherman Titov flew on Vostok 2, humanity's most prominent memories of space exploration have been thanks to cameras which were adapted for spaceflight, modified to solve problems that would never be encountered on the ground, or to give them capabilities that were ahead of their time.

Selected References:
National Air & Space Museum
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/another-journey-john-glenn%E2%80%99s-ansco-camera

Hasselblad
https://www.hasselblad.com/history/hasselblad-in-space/

Nikon
https://www.nikon.com/about/corporate/history/chronology/1946/index.htm

Cole Rise details on the Hasselblad modifications
https://www.spacecamera.co/
Timm Chapman's pages on NASA Nikons
https://www.timmchapman.com/page/nasa-nikons/



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