How Astronauts Captured Iconic Space Photos - A History Of Cameras In Space

Astronauts have been carrying cameras into space since Gherman Titov flew on Vostok 2, humanity's most prominent memories of space exploration have been thanks to cameras which were adapted for spaceflight, modified to solve problems that would never be encountered on the ground, or to give them capabilities that were ahead of their time.Selected References:National Air & Space Museumhttps://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/another-journey-john-glenn%E2%80%99s-ansco-cameraHasselbladhttps://www.hasselblad.com/history/hasselblad-in-space/Nikonhttps://www.nikon.com/about/corporate/history/chronology/1946/index.htmCole Rise details on the Hasselblad modificationshttps://www.spacecamera.co/Timm Chapman's pages on NASA Nikonshttps://www.timmchapman.com/page/nasa-nikons/