Space Cameras

Cameras sent where people mostly cannot go. The V-2 films at the edge of the atmosphere, the Hasselblads carried to the Moon, Earthrise, Mariner and Viking and the Voyagers, and the first photographs taken of another planet's surface.

Part of Cameras

48 moments in this segment.

1. 1840-03-23 - OTD in Space - March 23: First Photo of the Moon. First Photograph of the Moon (1840). In the first age of photography, exposures took hours and every image was a small miracle of chemistry and light.
2. 1851-06-01 - First photo of the moon (1851). First photo of the moon, an image made in 1851. In the first age of photography, exposures took hours and every image was a small miracle of chemistry and light.
3. 1851-06-01 - First photo of the moon (1851). First photo of the moon, an image made in 1851. In the first age of photography, exposures took hours and every image was a small miracle of chemistry and light.
4. 1946-10-24 - V-2 Rocket Films Earth (1946). V-2 rocket first photo of Earth (1946). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
5. 1946-10-24 - Pictures Taken From V2 Rocket (1946). V-2 rocket first photo of Earth (1946). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
6. 1965-07-15 - Mariner 4 Mars Photos - 1965. Mariner 4 first Mars photos (1965). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
7. 1968-06-01 - Earthrise (1968) (1968) (3 of 4). Earthrise (1968), an image made in 1968. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
8. 1968-06-01 - Earthrise (1968) (1968) (2 of 4). Earthrise (1968), an image made in 1968. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
9. 1968-06-01 - Earthrise (1968) (1968) (1 of 4). Earthrise (1968), an image made in 1968. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
10. 1968-06-01 - Earthrise (1968) (1968) (4 of 4). Earthrise (1968), an image made in 1968. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
11. 1969-06-01 - Apollo 11 photographs (1969) (1969) (4 of 4). Apollo 11 photographs (1969), an image made in 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
12. 1969-06-01 - The Apollo TV camera (1969) (4 of 4). The Apollo TV camera, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
13. 1969-06-01 - Apollo 11 photographs (1969) (1969) (3 of 4). Apollo 11 photographs (1969), an image made in 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
14. 1969-06-01 - The Hasselblad on the Moon (1969) (3 of 3). The Hasselblad on the Moon, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
15. 1969-06-01 - The Apollo TV camera (1969) (1 of 4). The Apollo TV camera, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
16. 1969-06-01 - Apollo 11 photographs (1969) (1969) (2 of 4). Apollo 11 photographs (1969), an image made in 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
17. 1969-06-01 - The Hasselblad on the Moon (1969) (2 of 3). The Hasselblad on the Moon, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
18. 1969-06-01 - Apollo 11 photographs (1969) (1969) (1 of 4). Apollo 11 photographs (1969), an image made in 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
19. 1969-06-01 - The Hasselblad on the Moon (1969) (1 of 3). The Hasselblad on the Moon, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
20. 1969-06-01 - The Apollo TV camera (1969) (3 of 4). The Apollo TV camera, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
21. 1969-07-20 - Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing Footage. Apollo 11 restored footage (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
22. 1969-07-20 - Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon - CBS News - 1969-07-20. Apollo 11 live TV broadcast (CBS) (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
23. 1969-07-20 - Watch Neil Armstrong's First Steps on the Moon. Apollo 11 one small step (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
24. 1969-11-19 - Apollo 12 - Pete Conrad Steps on the Moon - Photos, Film, TV. Apollo 12 surface footage (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
25. 1971-07-31 - Apollo 15 TV - Astronauts on the Moon Surface - EVA (1971). Apollo 15 surface EVA TV (1971). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
26. 1972-04-21 - Apollo 16 Lunar Rover "Grand Prix" (1972). Apollo 16 Lunar Rover camera (1972). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
27. 1972-06-01 - The Blue Marble (1972) (1972). The Blue Marble (1972), an image made in 1972. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
28. 1972-12-14 - Apollo 17 Lunar Liftoff HD (Inside and Outside View). Apollo 17 lunar liftoff (1972). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
29. 1973-12-03 - Pictures From Pioneer 10 (1973). Pioneer 10 first Jupiter photos (1973). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
30. 1974-03-29 - Planet Mercury Pictures From Mariner 10 (1974). Mariner 10 first Mercury photos (1974). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
31. 1974-12-03 - Photos of Jupiter Taken From Pioneer 11 (1974). Pioneer 11 Jupiter photos (1974). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
32. 1976-07-20 - Viking 1: on July 20, 1976. Viking 1 first photo from Mars surface (1976). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
33. 1977-08-20 - Voyager 2 - Launch (1977). ). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
34. 1977-09-05 - Voyager 1 - Launch (1977). ). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
35. 1979-03-05 - Voyager 1 Flies by Jupiter (1979). Voyager 1 Jupiter flyby imaging (1979). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
36. 2007 - The Blue Marble (1972) (1972). The Blue Marble (1972), an image made in 1972. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon. The subject dates from 1972; this photograph was taken in 2007.
37. 2010-05-28 - TIROS-1: 50th Anniversary of First Weather Satellite. TIROS-1 first weather satellite image (1960). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
38. 2010-08-21 - Viking First Views of Mars. (1976). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
39. 2014 - The Apollo TV camera (1969) (2 of 4). The Apollo TV camera, the camera itself, 1969. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon. The subject dates from 1969; this photograph was taken in 2014.
40. 2016-11-30 - Earthrise: The Story Behind William Anders' Apollo 8 Photograph. Apollo 8 Earthrise photo (1968). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
41. 2019-02-21 - Hasselblad, Kodak, & Apollo 11. Hasselblad Moon camera (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
42. 2019-07-12 - The Apollo 11 Moonwalk Tapes and the Broadcast that Changed the World. Apollo 11 broadcast / slow-scan tapes story (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
43. 2019-07-27 - Apollo 11: One Small Step on the Moon for All Mankind. Apollo 11 moon landing TV broadcast 1969 (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
44. 2021-05-04 - Mariner IV: NASA's Vidicon Tube Camera (First Mars Close-Up Photos 1965). Mariner 4 vidicon camera / hand-colored image (1965). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
45. 2021-05-15 - Mariner 9, the First Spacecraft to Orbit Another Planet (Mars 1971). Mariner 9 (first orbit of another planet) (1971). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
46. 2022-02-16 - The Camera That Went to the Moon: Hasselblad Archives. Hasselblad Moon camera (1969). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
47. 2022-08-23 - The Story Behind Earth's Most Famous Photo. Blue Marble photo (Apollo 17) (1972). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
48. 2025-09-22 - EARTHRISE: The First Photo of Earth From Deep Space (NASA's 1966 Masterpiece). Lunar Orbiter 1 first Earthrise photo (1966). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.