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Lens Cap, 15X, Canon Camcorder, Shuttle
This lens cap covers the 15X zoom lens that was used with a Canon 8mm format video camera on Space Shuttle flights in the 1990s until at least 1996. Astronauts could use several interchangeable lenses for different photography tasks.
NASA transferred various cameras and lenses to the Museum when they were no longer needed for missions in space, this cap in 2005.
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This object is on display in
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
at the
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Object Details
Country of Origin
Japan
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Manufacturer
Canon Camera
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Materials
Plastic, velcro
Inventory Number
A20060434001
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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