NASA used this electronics interface box with the IMAX camera in the payload bay of the space shuttle on seven missions in the 1980s and 1990s 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 also used in the IMAX films Destiny in Space (1994) and Hubble 3D (2010).
This unit is situated behind the film transport and helps convert electrical currents used to power the camera.
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
United States of America
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 40.8 × 12.1 × 6.3cm (1 ft. 4 1/16 in. × 4 3/4 in. × 2 1/2 in.)
Materials
HAZ MAT: Cadmium
Aluminum
Iron Alloy
Plastic
Electrical Wiring
Inventory Number
A20120259003
Credit Line
Gift of the IMAX Corporation
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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