The Television Camera System Used in Apollo 7 and 8 Command Modules

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: J SMPTE
Volume: 79, No. 1, pp. 1–6
Abstract: Spaceborne television has been principally used in a remote instrumentation role. In the Apollo 7 and 8 flights an important additional function was that of public information, which required the use of design methods not customarily employed in spaceborne instrumentation television. The need to minimize the power for the communication link resulted in the choice of modified standards of scanning rates and resolution, which involved a consideration of trade-offs between picture quality and operating bandwidth. The nature of the mission dictated a design for minimum camera weight and minimum volume, with liberal use of integrated circuits. The possibility of operating the camera during the launch phase made it necessary to design for acceptable camera operation in the presence of acceleration and vibration. Since the busy schedule of the astronaut could not include time for camera adjustments, a highly reliable camera with fixed parameters was required.
Publication Date: 1970-01-01
DOI: 10.5594/J16703
ISSN: Print: 0361-4573
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J16703
Author(s): Max H. MesnerRCA Defense Electronic Products, Astro-Electronics Div., P.O. Box 800, Princeton, NJ 08540
Copyright: © 1970 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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Television Camera System for the Command Module of the Apollo Spacecraft [Active]
2. Mesner M. H. , “TV's toughest challenge,” Electronics , May 17, 1965 . EXTERNAL

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