Concept information
Preferred term
SSEOP
Definition
- The NASA Space Shuttle program has been actively involved in the collection of photographs of the Earth since 1981. Space Shuttle astronauts have taken over 125,000 photographs with hand-held and Shuttle-mounted cameras, including the Hasselblad 500 EL/M 70mm, the Linhof Aero Technika 45 127mm and the Large Format Camera (LFC). The Space Shuttle Earth Observation Project (SSEOP) office is responsible for planning film acquisitions for each shuttle mission and for training the astronauts to use the cameras. The SSEOP office also maintains and populates the Shuttle data base which catalogs all shuttle photography. Roughly 85 percent of the acquired Shuttle photographs are Earth looking views. The rest of the photographs may involve satellite deployments, extravehicular activities and photographs within the Shuttle. Most of the photographs are in natural color, although limited amounts of black and white and color infrared-film have also been acquired. For more information, link to "http://edc.usgs.gov/glis/hyper/guide/shuttle" [Summary provided by USGS] (en)
Broader concept
- S - U (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/7f8ab939-7ac5-439a-83bd-558a2a18a172
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