Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] john glenn's leica?
From: "Christopher Williams" <LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:02:00 -0500
References: <200109201930.PAA27123@tigercat.nyfir.pwj.com>

The Gemini missions has Leicas on board. The camera was on the first US
space walk.

Chris Williams

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From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
To: "Leica Users Group (LUG)" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: [Leica] john glenn's leica?


> has anyone ever heard of leicas in space?  hasselblad's space history
> is very well known, but looking at the smithsonian air and space
> museum shows john glenn's equipment on his feb 20, 1962
> orbital flight:
>
> http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/attm/nojs/rm.ey.jg.1.html
>
> we see what looks like the a leica IG.
>
> i had never heard of this before...
>
> -rei
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