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Old November 19th 20, 11:35 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Default Crew 1 views of ISS on approach

Snidely was thinking very hard :
The views NASA shared from Dragon of ISS during the approach (yesterday) ...
are those taken by the same camera that is used to acquire the docking
target? The crew is strapped in and the portholes are not easily reached
from the seats.

I'm discussing the shots that show the whole station. The final approach
shots of the PMA are also in play, but the big view is the sexy one.

There could, of course, be additional cameras that crew or ground operate
remotely, but the docking camera seems like an obvious choice.

Shuttle views were handled by a Mission Specialist shooting through mid-deck
ports, IIRC, but there was also an approach camera in the shuttle's docking
adapter.


Here's noting that views from Dragon through the hatch during hatch
opening were in black&white (B&W). Not sure what this says about how
many cameras Dragon was using.

/dps

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