Object Details
Manufacturer
ITEK Corporation
Summary
ITEK built this panoramic camera for NASA to be used in the scientific mapping done during the final three Apollo mission. The flown cameras, used on Apollo 15, 16, and 17, provided high resolution photography along the orbital groundtracks. The camera could also operate in stereo mode. It was mounted on the service module and recorded images on a film cassette. The cassette was retrieved by the Command Module Pilot during an extravehicular activity (EVA) or spacewalk during the trans-Earth portion of the mission. The camera is a direct technological descendent of the Itek camera used in the U-2 photoreconnaissance programs.
NASA transferred the camera to the Museum in 1993.
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Flight Center, Logistics Division
Inventory Number
A19940231000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Aluminum, Paint, Rubber (Silicone), Glass, Mylar (Polyester), Kapton (Polymide), Steel, Stainless Steel, Adhesive, Copper, Nylon, Epoxy, Synthetic Fabric, Velcro, Paper, Phenolic resin, Teflon
Dimensions
Other: 1 ft. 11 5/8 in. tall x 4 ft. 11 1/16 in. long x 2 ft. 3 9/16 in. wide (60 x 150 x 70 cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19940231000