Camera, Hasselblad, 70mm, Apollo 11
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Hasselblad
notes: label: Summary
content: By the end of Project Mercury, Hasselblad cameras such as this one, used in the Apollo 11 command module, became the standard for still photography on American space missions. Known for their high quality construction and ease of use, the electric Swedish-made cameras featured a motor-driven mechanism that prepared the film and shutter when the camera was activated. Hasselblad cameras could be modified for use inside the spacecraft or on the lunar surface, with easily detachable black and white or color film magazines.
label: Summary
content: NASA transferred this camera 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: A19980005000
objectType: label: Type
content: EQUIPMENT-Photographic
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Camera shell - precision cast aluminum
label: Materials
content: Lens: plastic, aluminum, glass
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D: 9.4 × 16 × 14.7cm, 1.8kg (3 11/16 × 6 5/16 × 5 13/16 in., 4lb.)