Bracket, Camera Mounting, Gemini

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Object Details

Manufacturer

McDonnell Aircraft Corp.

Summary

For stable, almost hands-free use of cameras, brackets like this one could be placed inside and outside the spacecraft. Astronauts usually placed them near windows in order to set up a constant location for shooting photographs natural phenomena or the surface of the Earth.

NASA transferred this bracket to the Museum in 1968.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through McDonnell Aircraft Corp.

Inventory Number

A19680377000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Anodized Aluminum, Steel, Aluminum, Ink, Cadmium

Dimensions

3-D: 15.2 x 13.3 x 5.7cm (6 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97d1bbedc-201c-429a-a54a-c169ac507283

Record ID

nasm_A19680377000