Space Shuttle Hasselblad 70mm film Data Recording Magazine attested as being flown as part of the Hasselblad 553 ELS Space Camera, measuring 3.75″ x 4.25″ x 3.5″, with left side labeled: "HRC Film Magazine, P/N SEF33101018-303, S/N 1021, JSC No. [blank].” Two sides are labeled as “Exterior, ASA 64, 100 Exposures, 46,” and the top is labeled “Earth (ASA 64), F/11, 1/250, ∞, 100 Exposures.” Three sides bear affixed swatches of male hook Velcro. In fine condition. Hasselblad cameras and equipment were staples of astronaut work from the early 1960s through to the transition to digital photography in the early 2000s. The high-quality equipment and images were valued for their ease of use for multiple purposes.
Accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Dick Williamson, a NASA Recovery Team and Photography member, and by Jose Cambiado, president of the National Film Company, which reads: “This is to certify that this 70mm Hasselblad Black Metal Data Magazine was flown on one or more U.S. Space Shuttle missions. The 4 Velcro strips on the body and 1 on the side were used to secure this magazine while in zero gravity.” Based on consignor research, it is believed that this magazine flew on at least three Shuttle missions: STS-41-G, STS-51-A, and STS-51-D.
