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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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