Object Details
Manufacturer
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Summary
The command module of Apollo 17 carried this camera and associated equipment for live broadcasts back to Earth. Starting with Apollo 10, all American space missions carried a color television camera. The attached lens (missing from the camera at present) was the only one used on the camera, and an accompanying monitor helped astronauts Cernan, Evans, and Schmitt focus and point the camera. Another version of this camera, with a heat-resistant coating, was used on the lunar surface to broadcast the activities of the astronauts.
NASA transferred this Westinghouse camera to the Museum in 1983.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19840164000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
metal, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 in. tall x 6 1/2 in. wide x 4 1/2 in. deep (26.67 x 16.51 x 11.43cm)
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_A19840164000