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NASA
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Space Cameras

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Astronaut Photography
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On Discovery's aft flight deck, astronaut Dominic C. Gorie, pilot, uses a 70mm handheld camera to record images of Africa. Two overhead and two head-level windows, located on the aft flight deck, afford an easy means for astronauts-turned-photographers to take pictures of targets of opportunity on the home planet.

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EarthKAM Photography
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Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar looks out the Shuttle window where the EarthKAM camera is mounted. Note the attached cables; these connect to a computer that triggers the camera shutter. (January, 1998)