Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/20

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Subject: [Leica] Hasselblad/Leica on the moon
From: manolito at videotron.ca (EPL)
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:26:11 -0400
 
Leicas were indeed prepared for NASA but I've seen no evidence that any were
actually used aloft. I believe these were MDa bodies with 1.2 Noctilux
lenses, controls oversized for use with gloved hands.

The first mammal in orbit was Laika, a dog launched aboard Sputnik 2 in
1957.

Emanuel
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