Lens, 250mm, Hasselblad, Shuttle, STS-98
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Carl Zeiss G.m.b.H.
- Summary
- Hasselblad cameras and lenses, like this 250mm Carl Zeiss lens in a Hasselblad housing, were staple equipment on U.S. space flights for nearly 50 years. The brand offered NASA high-quality images and the latest in photographic technology. This lens gave astronauts closer and sharper images of Earth than ever before.
- This lens flew on the STS-98 to the International Space Station to deliver the Destiny module. It was left on the station for some time until returning to Earth on a later shuttle flight.
- NASA transferred this lens and other camera equipment to the Museum in 2008 when it was no longer needed for spaceflight.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A20080091000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- Stainless steel, aluminum, plastic, glass, Velcro, paint
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 18.6 × 11 × 8.9cm (7 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Sweden
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20080091000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98faf73c7-8b64-417b-bebb-e2851cbf2826
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