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This is a camera body manufactured for the Gemini program by the J.A. Maurer company. Maurer 70mm cameras were used at the end of the program for scientific photography experiments. The cameras were not as well regarded for their quality as the standard use Hasselblad cameras carried on every NASA mission from the end of the Mercury program through the end of the space shuttle program.

NASA transferred this spare camera body to the Museum in 1971.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Photographic Manufacturer J. A. Maurer, Inc.
 Dimensions 3-D: 14.6 x 12.7 x 6.4cm (5 3/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in.)
 Materials Anodized aluminum, steel, aluminum, brass, rubber, synthetic fabric, plastic, paint
 Inventory Number A19720563000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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