Film Magazine, Hasselblad, 70mm, Apollo 11, Lunar Surface
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Hasselblad
notes: label: Summary
content: During the Apollo 11 mission, Magazine S was used to record some of the most memorable images from the mission while astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin explored the lunar surface. The color images printed from this magazine include moments from inside the lunar module immediately prior to Armstrong leaving the spacecraft, Armstrong's first photograph after taking his historic first steps, iconic images of Buzz Aldrin next to the American flag and the "Moonman" image of Aldrin with Armstrong reflected in his visor, and "bootprint" images. This magazine and the camera it attached to were modified with a silver metal exterior to repel the solar rays that could easily overheat and destroy this sensitive equipment on the lunar surface.
label: Summary
content: Hasselblad cameras and magazines, selected for their reliability and high quality, were used on all lunar missions. The magazines were easily switched out at any time, allowing crew members change between color and black and white film at a moments notice.
label: Summary
content: NASA transferred this film magazine to the Museum in 1970.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: Sweden
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transferred from NASA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19980009000
objectType: label: Type
content: EQUIPMENT-Photographic
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Aluminum, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D: 10 × 9 × 9.2cm (3 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 3 5/8 in.)