Kodak’s “Pre-Invented” Lunar Orbiter Camera; or, The Fate of SAMOS Readout

In 1966 and 1967, NASA sent five robotic spacecraft into orbit around the Moon. Constructed for the primary purpose of finding landing sites for Apollo, the Lunar Orbiters also enabled nearly comprehensive mapping of the Moon in stunning detail. The quantity and resolution of the photographs returned by Lunar Orbiter was unprecedented, thanks to a Continue reading Kodak s Pre-Invented Lunar…