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Apollo 11, Hasselblad on the Moon, and Lunar Panoramas.

Posted by: Rachel Hulin Posted date: July 21, 2008 | 11 Comments

“On July 20, 1969 the first man stepped on the moon.
During the next three years, six missions to the moon were made and a total of twelve astronauts walked on the moon. During these missions thousands of images were taken, most of them with the “Hasselblad EDC”, a special version of the Hasselblad 500 EL.”

There are also tons of amazing images available from all of these mission at the Project Apollo Image Gallery. Here’s a selection from the Apollo 11 mission.

Buzz Aldrin uses a triggerless Hasselblad camera during EVA training. April, 1969.

Neil Armstrong practices collection of contingency sample during EVA training in Houston. April 18, 1969.

Launch team members view the Apollo 11 through the firing room windows. July 16, 1969.

Apollo 11 as viewed from an Air Force EC-135N plane

View from Earth orbit, July 1969

Earthrise sequence – Earth emerges over lunar horizon

Inspection of Lunar Module “Eagle” after undocking, July 20, 1969

CSM “Columbia” over Craters Taruntius K, Taruntius P, and Dorsum Cayeux
(in Mare Fecunditatis). Partially visible are craters Anvil and
Taruntius H.

Aldrin backing out through LM hatch.

Armstrong photo of landing site from a distance.

Armstrong in LM after historic moonwalk.

Aldrin in LM after moonwalk

View of full lunar disc during return trip.

Apollo 11 crewmen await pickup by helicopter following splashdown. July 24, 1969.

Offloading of the Mobile Quarantine Facility from the prime recovery
vessel, the U.S.S. Hornet, to be sent to Hickam AFB, Hawaii. July 24, 1969.

Apollo 11 astronauts examine film rolls. August 3, 1969.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong cuts his birthday cake as he celebrates his 39th birthday inside the Lunar Receiving Laboratory. August 5, 1969.

Apollo 11 astronauts examine a lunar sample. September 15, 1969.

Apollo astronaut reunion at Johnson Space Center. August 22, 1978

See a history of Hasselblad in space.

See a gallery of the cameras that have been used in space

See the newly stiched-together panoramas from Hasselblad imagery

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11 Comments

Dalton 7-21-2008

I heard that they only brought the film backs home to save on the weight. You know what that means! Free Hasselblads for anyone willing to go and pick them up.

Angus R Shamal 7-22-2008

Great pictures! I used to have prints of some of them as a kid, send to me from NASA.

SteveHopson 7-22-2008

Great post – I particularly liked the link to the gallery of space cameras. Until recently, I always thought that Hasselblads were the only cameras taken into space. But at a recent exhibit of spacecruft, I saw a photo of an astronaut with a rangefinder that my Flickr friends identified as a Zeiss Contarex Special. See the photo of the photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevehopson/932160964/in/set-72157594220045098

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If you want the hasselblad you have to goto the prop room where they left them on the set.

Jeff Goldstein 6-27-2009

These images are stunning!! If you were around in July 1969, and you want to share – and see comments by others – we set up a special POST on Apollo 11 at Blog on the Universe, with resources and links. See http://blogontheuniverse.org Jeff Goldstein, Center Director National Center for Earth and Space Science Education

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