[Leica] Hasselblad/Leica on the moon

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

Another link:

http://www.photoxels.com/history_nikon.html

*Nikon Photomic FTN, Apollo 15*
When the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
wanted a more portable camera for its space missions, it went to Nikon. 
The challenges of producing a camera that worked safely and conveniently 
for astronauts in space are many, including having controls that are 
large enough to operate for astronauts wearing bulky gloves. The camera 
must also be able to function flawlessly in zero-gravity situations, in 
the vacuum of space, and while being roasted by the intensely hot rays 
of the Sun in outer space.