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Topic: Post-flight processing of Apollo imagery
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holcombeyates
Member Posts: 253
From: UK
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 10-18-2019 05:36 AM
   
I am researching the story of what happened to the Apollo 70mm Hasselblad images — by that I mean how were they processed and developed back on Earth. Given that they were priceless images and irreplaceable there must have been special procedures and systems for minimizing the risk. I have looked at the KODAK website for example but have not found anything. (I am reminded of all the lost images taken on Omaha beach 0n 6th June 1944 (out of 106 only 11 survive as tragically, they were destroyed during subsequent processing). Also the Apollo film was stored in a protective vault in the command module to prevent damage from solar radiation)? Can anyone provide any more info or leads? I would love to interview, or read interviews of anyone that may have been part of the image processing teams during Apollo. Any info would be great. |
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Member Posts: 891
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 10-18-2019 07:10 PM
As I recall, NASA purchased film processing equipment from Kodak. So film processing was under NASA control and was NASA's responsibility. Chapter 4 of NASA SP-201, Analysis of Apollo 8 Photography and Visual Observation, gives some information about processing the film used in Apollo 8's on-board Hasselblad cameras. |
holcombeyates
Member Posts: 253
From: UK
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 10-20-2019 07:12 AM
Many thanks, that is a good start and I can follow up on the references in that document. |
rjurek349
Member Posts: 1193
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 10-20-2019 08:39 AM
Here you go, the oral history from Richard Underwood. All a great read, but page 22 starts talking about the careful processing of the images. He did it by hand, rather than machine, to control and prevent damage; despite people pushing him to use the quicker "automatic" methods, which would have risked damage. |
chet
Member Posts: 1506
From: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-20-2019 03:43 PM
Reading Dick Underwood's interview was great, lots of interesting stories about (the evolution of) space photography. Thanks for posting the link, Richard. |
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