Object Details
Manufacturer
Fairchild Space & Defense Systems
Summary
This Fairchild wide-angle television camera lens, used with an RCA television camera during the Apollo 13 mission, allowed the astronauts to show a wider view of the spacecraft interior during broadcasts to Earth. Due to the explosion in the Service Module after their first television broadcast, the camera and lens were used only once.
NASA transferred this lens to the Museum in 1973.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19731500000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Metal, glass, tape
Dimensions
3-D: 8.9 x 6.4cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
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
Exhibit Station
Human Spaceflight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19731500000