From the square format you can tell this was taken with one of the specially designed Hasselblad cameras that went on so many trips. They were designed to controls that were easy to use with the gloves of a space suit and were equiped with 70 mm film backs for extra exposures without a film change. NASA also experimented with some modified Nikons and Leicas. I imagine they are using mostly digital cameras now on space shuttle trips.
As I recall most of all the cameras were ditched on the moon so they could bring back rocks and the astronauts. Some day maybe a salvage crew will go there to get the cameras. It would be a neat trip, until they find a field of eggs with nasty aliens in them. Make a great plot for a movie. Right Mother? Sure Hal.
03-19-2002, 12:31 PM
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