Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- Summary
- This black and white television camera made by Westinghouse is a replica of the camera used to transmit images of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the first mission to the Moon. Stored in the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) of the "Eagle" lunar module (LM), the camera was deployed by Armstrong before he climbed down the ladder of the LM and transmitted this historic moment back to Earth. After the astronauts were on the lunar surface, they placed the camera away from the LM to record their activities. The original camera is still on the Moon.
- NASA transferred this lunar camera replica to NASM in 1971.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center
- Inventory Number
- A19720828000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- metal, glass, Teflon, plastic
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Camera Body): 27.9 × 17.1 × 10.2cm (11 × 6 3/4 × 4 in.)
- 3-D (Camera Overall): 17.1 × 32 × 25cm (6 3/4 × 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
- Other (Cord Length): 256cm (100 13/16 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_A19720828000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv932140f4b-b4f0-4afa-b334-a29216f8334a
