posted 05-27-2009 11:39 PM
Got to downsize, I will be 70 next month. Background: Boeing Michoud, Saturn V 1st stage stress engineer, weights engineer
The Cape, Pads 39A and 39B refurb. engineer 1962 to 1967
For sale: 16mm film camera flown on STS-51B (Spacelab 3), STS-45 (Atlas 1), STS-56 (Atlas 2). Total of 25 days on orbit. JPL prime on the ATMOS pallet.
Online literature states that the film/frame camera was replaced with video on Atlas 3. Camera has 4 + mods for flight. Last flight was in 1993; it sat on the shelf since. Excessed by JPL via GSA last year.
Camera is like new. Cigar box size. All offers considered.
The camera was in the optical chain with the spectrometer, payload bay remote operated.