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Subject: [Leica] Re: 1st camera in outer space
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Wed May 11 15:45:36 2005
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNEEDKBPAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <4282815F.A3965F1F@hale-pohaku.com>

"Edge" of space or earth orbit?

20th February 1962, Friendship 7. Piloted by John H. Glenn who used a Minolta
Ansco Autoset (Hi-matic).
Cheers
Douglas

Dennis Painter wrote:
> Too tight? Think Minox III ;-)
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> Frank Filippone wrote:
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>>Very correct.  The first camera to be brought up in space on an X15 was
>>probably a very top secret thingie, still classified!
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>>Honestly, I think the X15 cockpit is too tight to squeeze in anything
>>superfluous.  I suspect this will actually be a Mercury discussion.......
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Replies: Reply from creativevisions at verizon.net (Michael J Herring) ([Leica] Re: 1st camera in outer space)
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) (1st camera in outer space - was Re: [Leica] Got me a 42 megapixelLeica Digital)
Message from dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter) (1st camera in outer space - was Re: [Leica] Got me a 42megapixelLeica Digital)