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NASA Nikon Lunar Artemis Camera Moon
Photo credit: NASA | Bill Stafford
NASA astronauts used one 70mm Hasselblad camera with interchangeable 80mm and 250mm lenses during Apollo 17, and now, Nikon is set to develop a next-generation Lunar Artemis Camera for future Moon missions. Before signing the Space Pact Agreement, NASA performed initial utilizing a standard Nikon Z 9 to determine the specifications a camera would need to operate on the lunar surface.

JAXA SLIM Smart Lander Spacecraft Land Moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down on the Moon in an unexpected position, or more specifically, upside down. This makes Japan the fifth country in history to reach the lunar surface, but trouble with the probe’s solar batteries made it hard at first to figure out if the spacecraft made it in the target zone.

ESA Handheld Universal Lunar Camera HULC Artemis Moon Missions
Photo credit: ESA–A. Romeo
Astronauts recently put the ESA’s Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) to the test in the lunar-like landscapes of Lanzarote, Spain, as part of the PANGAEA training program. The latter aims to prepare astronauts to become effective field scientists for future missions to the lunar surface, including NASA’s Artemis III, which will land on the South Pole of the Moon.