John Glenn’s Digital Camera from STS–95
When NASA began transitioning from film to digital format in the late 1990s, Nikon was at the forefront of digital camera technology. Flown on Space Shuttle mission STS–95 in 1998 for use by John Glenn and other members of the crew, this was the highest resolution single lens reflex (SLR) digital camera available on the market at that time.
Various features made it useful during spaceflight. An internal microphone permitted voice–recorded image identification and annotation. Images stored on removable memory cards could be displayed and printed immediately or transmitted anywhere in the world by data links.
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