Lens, 60mm, Motorized, ICBC, IMAX

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Carl Zeiss G.m.b.H.

Globe Equipment Corp.

IMAX Corporation

Summary

NASA flew this lens with the IMAX camera in the payload bay of the space shuttle during the STS-51 mission in 1993. It was used to capture film footage for the IMAX production Destiny in Space (1994). The camera using this lens was set up to film the deployment of the ORFEUS SPAS satellite. The camera was made compatible with the retrievable satellite, and the IMAX unit was renamed the Remote IMAX Camera System (RICS).

Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.

Credit Line

Gift of the IMAX Corporation

Inventory Number

A20120259002

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Anodized Aluminum

Aluminum

Glass

Paper

Adhesive

Plastic

Textile

Dimensions

3-D: 22.9 × 19.4 × 17.8cm (9 × 7 5/8 × 7 in.)

3-D (Cable): 17.8 × 7.6 × 2.5cm (7 × 3 × 1 in.)

Country of Origin

Canada

West Germany

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ae2b8026-afeb-4ff8-b253-b7b9437b10ee

Record ID

nasm_A20120259002