| ▲ | throw0101d 3 hours ago | |
Yes, the D5s are the 'official' Handheld Universal Lunar Cameras (HULCs), but (a?) Z9 also got on-board at the 'last minute' (which means two years ago): * https://petapixel.com/2026/04/02/a-nikon-z9-made-it-aboard-t... They have a thermal blanket for exterior work: * https://petapixel.com/2026/02/24/artemis-ii-astronauts-will-... * https://petapixel.com/2025/01/10/the-custom-nikon-z9-and-the... * Various stories with the "Artemis" tag: https://petapixel.com/tag/artemis/ The D5 has been used on the ISS, including EVAs, since 2017, so they're a known quantity: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cameras_on_the_Interna... The Mercury and Apollo missions used Hasselblad 500-series-based cameras (modified): * https://www.hasselblad.com/about/history/hasselblad-in-space... | ||