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NASA had these computer chips available for use with the IMAX camera in the payload bay of the space shuttle on seven missions in the 1980s and 1990s. The camera was used to capture film footage for four IMAX productions. Perhaps the most notable use of the camera was to film the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope during STS-31 in 1990, footage was also used in the IMAX films Destiny in Space (1994) and Hubble 3D (2010).

To permit remote control camera, these computer chips were each programed for different focal lengths so a command could be sent to the camera to make changes during filming.

Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.

 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 Taiwan Type EQUIPMENT-Photographic Manufacturer Texas Instruments Inc.
 Dimensions 3-D (Plastic Box): 10.2 × 12.1 × 3.8cm (4 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
3-D (Larger Chips): 3.2 × 1.6 × 1cm (1 1/4 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.)
3-D (Small Chips): 1.5 × 1.9 × 0.8cm (5/8 × 3/4 × 5/16 in.)
 Materials Plastic
Synthetic
Paper
Coating
Steel
Ceramic
Aluminum
 Inventory Number A20120259004 Credit Line Gift of the IMAX Corporation Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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