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Modified Hasselblad cameras have been used during space flight as early as the 1960s. During NASA's Space Transportation System (STS), crewmembers had 70mm handheld Hasselblad cameras to use in addition to the cameras mounted within the shuttle. Images within this collection mostly include Earth observations and flight deck activities from twenty-two space shuttle missions during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Identifier

NASM.2022.0002

Creator

Hasselblad USA

Date

1984-1993

Provenance

Hasselblad Inc., Gift, 2021, NASM.2022.0002

Extent

7.46 Cubic feet (11 flat boxes with 4 reels in each.)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This donation consists of forty-four 70mm color positive film reels containing still photography captured by a Hasselblad camera during the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Transportation System (STS), better known the Space Shuttle Program. The reels include images, mostly Earth observational and orbital photographs, from twenty-two missions during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically by mission.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

While there are no restrictions on access, please note that the National Air and Space Museum Archives is currently unable to safely review or reproduce this collection due to conservation concerns.

Citation

Hasselblad Space Shuttle Reels, NASM.2022.0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Astronautics
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
Space photography

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
70mm (photographic film size)