Object Details
Manufacturer
Carl Zeiss G.m.b.H.
Cine Mechanics
Hasselblad
Summary
Wally Schirra used a camera like this one on his Mercury Sigma 7 mission. The Swedish company Hasselblad has perhaps the longest history of supplying NASA with superior camera equipment. Parts that could create a static charge-dangerous in the spacecraft's high oxygen environment-were removed from space cameras, some of the only modifications made to make commercial cameras usable in space.
NASA transferred this camera to the Museum in 1977.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19770574000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Metal case, glass optics
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 in. tall x 3 15/16 in. wide x 6 7/16 in. deep (8.89 x 9.97 x 16.32cm)
Other (lens): 1 9/16 in. deep x 2 7/8 in. diameter (4 x 7.3cm)
Other (camera body): 3 3/8 in. tall x 3 15/16 in. wide x 3 in. deep (8.57 x 9.97 x 7.62cm)
Other (magazine): 3 1/2 in. tall x 3 5/8 in. wide x 1 7/8 in. deep (8.89 x 9.21 x 4.76cm)
Country of Origin
Germany
Sweden
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19770574000