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ORIENTATION OF THE MERCURY FLIGHT CAMERAS.
"Camera Orientation for Mercury Capsules,"
blueprint, NASA Mercury Field Operations,

25 March 2013, 13:00 EDT
New York

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ORIENTATION OF THE MERCURY FLIGHT CAMERAS.

"Camera Orientation for Mercury Capsules," blueprint, NASA Mercury Field Operations, DWG. No. SCD-100023, January 3-4, 1961, 22 x 34 inches, scale "None."

The blueprint provides details of the locations and viewing angles for all three Mercury spacecraft onboard film cameras. Additionally, the Earth and Sky Camera, Pilot Observation Camera, and Instrument Observing Camera are shown with their respective film reel covers removed. The latter two are 16mm motion picture cameras.
SIGNED by SCOTT CARPENTER, WALLY SCHIRRA, and GORDON COOPER who has added "Faith 7."

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