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This Leica camera with attached spectrograph was a backup to those flown on the Gemini V and VIII missions. Longer missions during the Gemini program gave astronauts more time for scientific experiments, often created and monitored by other government agencies or academic institutions. Scientists at the U.S. Weather Bureau (now NOAA) created this camera attachment so it could simultaneously record a spectrum and an infrared image to determine cloud heights.

This camera was transferred from NOAA to the Museum in 1987.

 Display Status

This object is on display in James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Object Details
Country of Origin Germany Type EQUIPMENT-Photographic Manufacturer Bell & Howell Co.
Leica
U.S. Weather Bureau, Meteorological Sat. Lab
 Dimensions Overall: 6 in. tall x 5 1/2 in. wide x 5 1/2 in. deep (15.24 x 13.97 x 13.97cm)
 Materials glass, metal, plastic, fabric
 Inventory Number A19870360000 Credit Line Transferred from NOAA Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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