Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/11

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Subject: 1st camera in outer space - was Re: [Leica] Got me a 42 megapixelLeica Digital
From: dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)
Date: Wed May 11 12:13:47 2005
References: <BEA69761.14D7C%mark@rabinergroup.com> <42822F6F.B38F1306@hale-pohaku.com>
 
oops I was thinking of the first plane into space.

anyway, wonder what camera was onboard

Dennis Painter wrote:

> Wasn't the first human in outer space aboard the X-15 Rocketplane? Who was 
> it?
> did he take a Minolta?
>
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
> >
> > I just read the first camera brought into outer space by a human was a
> > Minolta. This was in the Hasselblad Compendium!
> >
> > Mark Rabiner
>
>
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Got me a 42 megapixel Leica Digital)
Message from dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter) (1st camera in outer space - was Re: [Leica] Got me a 42 megapixel Leica Digital)