Camera, Stage Separation, Case and Parachute, Saturn
Social Media Share Tools
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Pacific Optical
- Summary
- This Pacific Optical camera is similar to those recovered in the ocean following launches of the Saturn I rocket. The cameras recorded the separation of the Saturn I first stage from its second stage. After the camera capsule ejected from the rocket, small fins stabilized the capsule, then the parachute opened, guiding it to a landing downrange from Cape Canaveral. The development of rockets that could send humans to the Moon began with the Saturn I, several of which were launched in the early 1960s.
- NASA transferred this camera capsule to the Museum in 1972.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19731644000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- Aluminum, Copper Alloy, Anodized Aluminum, Synthetic Fabric, Glass, Paint, Foam, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive, Cadmium
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 100.3 x 50.8 x 26.7cm (39 1/2 x 20 x 10 1/2 in.)
- 3-D (Antenna): 24.8 x 3.2 x 1.6cm (9 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19731644000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91ad88746-26fb-4fb9-a999-82adc3193a6f
Related Content
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.