Object Details
Manufacturer
RCA
Summary
The first live television broadcasts from space were made with a black-and-white RCA television camera like this one during the Apollo 7 mission in 1968. Apollo 8 and 9 used similar cameras. Apollo 10 and the lunar landing missions used color cameras.
Some astronauts objected to adding photography to their busy schedules, but their broadcasts drew millions of viewers and exposed the world to life in space-live on their home TVs. The cameras had lenses for different applications, including a telephoto lens to capture images of Earth from space.
This camera was transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1979.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19790664000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
metal, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7in. x 3 1/2in., 4.2lb. (17.78 x 8.89cm, 1.9kg)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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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_A19790664000