NASA flew this lens with the IMAX camera in the payload bay of the space shuttle during the STS-51 mission in 1993. It was used to capture film footage for the IMAX production Destiny in Space (1994). The camera using this lens was set up to film the deployment of the ORFEUS SPAS satellite. The camera was made compatible with the retrievable satellite, and the IMAX unit was renamed the Remote IMAX Camera System (RICS).
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
West Germany
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Manufacturer
Carl Zeiss G.m.b.H.
Globe Equipment Corp.
IMAX Corporation
Dimensions
3-D: 22.9 × 19.4 × 17.8cm (9 × 7 5/8 × 7 in.)
3-D (Cable): 17.8 × 7.6 × 2.5cm (7 × 3 × 1 in.)
Materials
Anodized Aluminum
Aluminum
Glass
Paper
Adhesive
Plastic
Textile
Inventory Number
A20120259002
Credit Line
Gift of the IMAX Corporation
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use.