Object Details
Manufacturer
RCA
Summary
This is an RCA portable TV camera. The inclusion of a TV camera on the Apollo missions was controversial from the outset. The major purpose was to share Apollo experiences with audiences on Earth. Some within NASA, however, saw little engineering or scientific value in taking these cameras on spaceflights as they took up space and weight aboard the spacecraft. Viewers across the globe won out and the cameras were used on successive Apollo lunar missions for on-board telecasts.
NASA transferred this camera to the Museum in 1973.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19731196000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Aluminum
Dimensions
3-D: 24.1 x 7.6 x 17.8cm (9 1/2 x 3 x 7 in.)
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_A19731196000