You're Not Going to the Moon, but NASA's Tests Show Your Camera Could

You're not going to the moon, but NASA's tests show your camera could

Camera images: Nikon and Canon It's no secret that NASA is careful about the technology it uses on missions, including anything camera-related. After all, space is the epitome of an extreme environment, and it's important to perform thorough testing to ensure devices can function despite those challenges. A recently surfaced NASA presentation, highlighted by Digital Camera World, provides a glimpse at that process. The 2022 presentation, titled …

Try not to wince at these poor cameras getting torture tested. NASA tests prove several off-the-shelf cameras can probably handle the extremes of space

Newly surfaced NASA tests carried out on both mirrorless and DSLR cameras prior to the Artemis II mission reveal just how robust modern digital cameras are