Just taking the liberty to re-post a contribution from the Minolta YahooGroup (Message 86461):
Dear friends
I passed a Nikon site and all people (I thought at least) know that Nikons and Hasselblads was used in the Apollo space program. But a interesting quiz caught my eyes, the question was:
2. What brand camera did John Glenn take with him on his orbital space flight in 1962? Answer: Ansco Autoset 35mm. In depth response: That's close enough. Actually it was a Minolta HiMatic, which was also imported by GAF and marketed as the Ansco Autoset. There seems to be some confusion as to which marque was on this particular camera as the exterior was drilled full of holes to reduce weight and a handle was attached. In interviews, John Glenn himself referred to it as a Minolta.
That would mean that the first handheld camera in space, not counting any satellite camera, was indeed: MINOLTA. Neat! =)
Henrik Robeck
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