Object Details
Manufacturer
Texas Instruments Inc.
Summary
NASA had these computer chips available for use with the IMAX camera in the payload bay of the space shuttle on seven missions in the 1980s and 1990s. The camera was used to capture film footage for four IMAX productions. Perhaps the most notable use of the camera was to film the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope during STS-31 in 1990, footage was also used in the IMAX films Destiny in Space (1994) and Hubble 3D (2010).
To permit remote control camera, these computer chips were each programed for different focal lengths so a command could be sent to the camera to make changes during filming.
Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.
Credit Line
Gift of the IMAX Corporation
Inventory Number
A20120259004
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Plastic
Synthetic
Paper
Coating
Steel
Ceramic
Aluminum
Dimensions
3-D (Plastic Box): 10.2 × 12.1 × 3.8cm (4 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
3-D (Larger Chips): 3.2 × 1.6 × 1cm (1 1/4 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.)
3-D (Small Chips): 1.5 × 1.9 × 0.8cm (5/8 × 3/4 × 5/16 in.)
Country of Origin
Taiwan
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20120259004