Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage conditions may apply

This is one of four closed circuit television cameras that were mounted in the space shuttle orbiter's payload bay, two near the edges of the forward bulkhead and two positioned likewise on the aft wall. With a good view of equipment and activities in and near the orbiter, these video cameras were valuable for documenting extravehicular activities, satellite deployments, and payload operations. The payload bay cameras could be controlled by the onboard crew or by Mission Control to pan, tilt, zoom, focus, and do other movements. They could record in black and white or color, depending on the lens installed before flight. This camera belonged to space shuttle orbiter Discovery but was removed from the aft starboard position to permit its study and display. The other three video cameras remain installed in Discovery's payload bay. NASA transferred Discovery and its core equipment to the Museum in 2012 after the space shuttle program ended.

 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 Videospection, Inc.
 Dimensions 3-D: 62.9 × 33 × 31.7cm, 49kg (2 ft. 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. × 1 ft. 1/2 in., 108lb.)
 Materials Aluminium Alloy
Multi-Layer Insulation
Steel (most likely)
Non-Magnetic White Metal
Wire (Copper most likely)
Textile
Plastic
Glass
Adhesive
 Inventory Number A20120332000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonians Terms of Use. Deep dives Space Shuttle Discovery Observing our Planet