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This is interesting and hits close to home. My dad and I are collectors of flown cameras from NASA missions. We have a few early digital cameras that flew on Sh
by hipsterstal1n 4y ago
This is interesting and hits close to home. My dad and I are collectors of flown cameras from NASA missions. We have a few early digital cameras that flew on Shuttle missions in the very early 90's and they were modified similarly (minus the pistol grip). They were essentially film camera bodies with extra modules attached that had the digital components. We also have the extra large film magazines that were used, etc.
- jacquesm 4y agoInteresting! I relayed the output of the camera on the arm for one launch and a whole bunch of other footage from another.
- thechao 4y agoThere were a lot of avid Shuttle photographers. When the astronauts landed they'd develop the film and mount them to a cheap matte-off-white cardboard, sign them, and they'd go out to the various centers. When NASA JSC decided to "upgrade" to Discovery Center & boot the public out, they also threw away thousands of these photos. A friend's dad had taken some photos between spacewalks to repair the Hubble (STS-61?); I picked up some of these photos, and I really love them!