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Spinoff story
Orion Video Requirement Advances High-Speed, Compact Cameras
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
To film parachute deployment on the Orion spacecraft, Johnson Space Center required a high-speed, compact, rugged video camera. Integrated Design Tools (IDT) of Pasadena, California, which specializes in cameras for industrial and scientific markets, such as crash testing, was subcontracted. IDT developed a camera capable of filming up to 1,000 frames per second and backing that data up nearly as fast. All of IDT_s Os series of cameras now include the high-speed, solid-state memory developed for Orion.