NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Commander Matthew Dominick captured amazing images of the Aurora illuminating the Soyuz spacecraft from the ISS with a Nikon Z9 camera: He also took this picture with the Milky Way in the background: Watch the detailed video describing the setup and how the astronaut took the shot:
In addition to the ISS, the flagship Nikon Z9 camera is also going to the moon with the upcoming Artemis III mission – previously reported here: It seems that the Nikon Z9 camera is going to the moon Additional information:
Nikon and NASA have a long and rich history of working together: Nikon USA just announced that multiple physically unmodified Nikon Z9 cameras and Nikkor lenses went to space aboard the International Space Station:
→ Really Right Stuff (RRS) announced a new MC-LS universal L-bracket: one plate, many cameras (additional information is available here). → A reader sent me this website by Timm Chapman who put together this massive trove of info all about the Nikon NASA cameras and history. The details are incredible. […]
It seems likely that a Nikon Z camera, probably the Nikon Z9, is in the testing phase to go on the next US moon mission “Artemis III”. The original news was published by the European Space Agency on 10/24 – if you zoom in on the headline picture you can see that the lens is […]
I will be traveling in the next few days and will have limited Internet access. Blog posts and social media coverage could be delayed. → There is a new third-party battery equivalent of the Nikon EN-EL25. → Stunning images captured from space by an astronaut using the Nikon D5 and Noct 58mm f/1.2 lens. → […]
Here is a nice video about the history of cameras in space that of course covers several Nikon custom models: Via LeicaRumors
There is a new NASA video that shows the “behind the scenes” footage from space during the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking from the perspective of the ISS where you can see some Nikon gear after the 7-minute mark:
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