Space

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Behind the scenes 

NASA partner Schneider

Not only on the Earth are Schneider lenses the perfect equipment for impor-tant missions. The U.S. space agency NASA has been one of Schneider-Kreuznach's customers for decades, relying on the reliability and guaranteed top performance of Schneider products for critical missions in orbit, ranging from lunar cartography to the current Space Shuttle missions: Here too the world has been looking through Schneider eyes for a long time.



The Lunar Orbiter missions between 1959 and 1976 were captured with Schneider-Kreuznach lens systems, and astronaut Scott Carpenter took sensational photographs of the Earth using Schneider Xenaren 2.8/45 mm and 2.8/75 mm lenses. A standard Xenotar 2.8/80 mm was used for special wide-angle images of the Moon's surface for the preparation of detailed maps.

In many Space Shuttle missions, NASA uses high-resolution lens sys-tems from Schneider-Kreuznach. Numerous flights were documented using film and video cameras with Schneider lenses such as the Cinegon 1.4/16 mm and 1.4/25 mm or the Xenon 0.95/50 mm. Schneider lens systems also play a key role in the new inspection system used by astronauts for inspecting the outer envelope of the Space Shuttle for damage in orbit.

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