Object Details
Manufacturer
Fairchild Space & Defense Systems
Summary
Telephoto lenses like this one were used during the first live television broadcasts from space made from a black-and-white RCA television camera. The first three Apollo missions used these RCA cameras and Fairchild lenses. 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 wide angle lens to capture images inside the spacecraft.
NASA transferred this lens to the Museum in 1973.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19731474000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Metal, glass
Dimensions
3-D: 12.7 x 5.1cm, 0.4kg (5 x 2 in., 13/16lb.)
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_A19731474000