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Stellar Artemis II photos taken with old-model Nikon worth about $1,000: ‘Proven technology’

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Stellar Artemis II photos taken with old-model Nikon worth about $1,000: ‘Proven technology’ Most of the out-of-this-world photos being beamed home from Artemis II were taken with an old-model Nikon camera that can be bought for about $1,000.

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Stellar Artemis II photos taken with old-model Nikon worth about $1,000: ‘Proven technology’ Most of the out-of-this-world photos being beamed home from Artemis II were taken with an old-model Nikon camera that can be bought for about $1,000.

Why it matters

NASA traded in the legendary Hasselblad model it used on Apollo missions years ago for the Nikon D5 DSLR — a classic digital single-lens-reflex camera first released in 2016.

Common ground

The Nikon was carefully selected for its proven track record as a workhorse space camera, as well as its extraordinary ability to pick up detail even in extreme darkness, Nikon’s top NASA consultant told The Post on Tuesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nikon began supplying digital cameras for NASA around 2000 and has been sending cameras to space since 1971”
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No evidence confirms Nikon's supply history with NASA dating back to 1971. Wikipedia entries focus on product launches, not historical contracts.
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Claim 2: “The light sensitivity of the film run through previous Apollo missions’ Hasselblad cameras was no higher than 160 ISO”
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No evidence confirms the ISO rating of Hasselblad cameras used in Apollo missions. The Blue Marble entry describes the photo but not technical specifications.
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Claim 3: “Artemis II brought a total 32 cameras onboard for their 10-day mission”
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Claim 4: “Stellar Artemis II photos taken with old-model Nikon worth about $1,000”
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No evidence provided about the Nikon D5's valuation or its use in Artemis II photography. Wikipedia entries only describe technical specifications, not pricing or mission-specific use.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hello, World is a photograph of Earth taken by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman aboard the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission and was published on April 3, 2026. Captured during the spacecraft'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_World_(photograph)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikon D5 is a full frame professional DSLR camera announced by Nikon Corporation on 6 January 2016 to succeed the D4S as its flagship DSLR. The D5 offers a number of improvements over its predeces…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D5
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikon Z9 is a flagship full-frame mirrorless camera produced by Nikon. The camera was announced on October 28, 2021. It is the eighth Z-mount camera body and the sixth full-frame Z-mount body.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_Z9
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Claim 5: “The Nikon D5 has been used successfully in space since 2017”
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Wikipedia entries describe the Nikon D5's technical specifications but do not mention its use in space missions prior to Artemis II (2026). No evidence confirms space use since 2017.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikon D5 is a full frame professional DSLR camera announced by Nikon Corporation on 6 January 2016 to succeed the D4S as its flagship DSLR. The D5 offers a number of improvements over its predeces…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D5
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikon D500 is a 20.9-megapixel professional digital single-lens reflex camera with an APS-C sensor. It was announced by Nikon Corporation on January 6, 2016 along with the Nikon D5 full frame came…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikon D6 is a full frame professional DSLR camera announced by Nikon Corporation on February 11, 2020, to succeed the D5 as its flagship DSLR. It has a resolution of 20.8 MP, like the D5. The D6 h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D6
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Claim 6: “The Nikon was carefully selected for its proven track record as a workhorse space camera, as well as its extraordinary ability to pick up detail even in extreme darkness”
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No evidence found to confirm or refute claims about the Nikon D5's selection criteria for space missions.
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Claim 7: “The camera is able to shoot at an ISO — or light-sensitivity rating — of up to 3.2 million”
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No evidence provided about the Nikon D5's ISO capabilities. Wikipedia entries focus on sensor technology but do not specify ISO ratings.
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Claim 8: “NASA rigorously tests out its cameras to make sure they can handle such demands — a process which can take years to pass”
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No evidence confirms the duration or process of NASA's camera testing procedures.
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Claim 9: “The Nikon D5 also has a proven record of being resistant to the high levels of radiation constantly flying through space”
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No evidence addresses the Nikon D5's radiation resistance or space-hardening features.
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Claim 10: “NASA traded in the legendary Hasselblad model it used on Apollo missions years ago for the Nikon D5 DSLR — a classic digital single-lens-reflex camera first released in 2016”
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No evidence confirms NASA replaced Hasselblad cameras with Nikon D5. Wikipedia mentions Hasselblad's Apollo-era use but does not address a transition to Nikon D5.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikon Corporation (株式会社ニコン, Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon) (Japanese: [ɲiꜜkoɴ] ; UK: ; US: ) is a Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer. Nikon's products include cameras, camera lenses, bin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble
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Claim 11: “The D5 had those tests well under its belt after its time on the International Space Station”
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No evidence confirms the Nikon D5's testing or validation on the International Space Station.
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Claim 12: “They’ve even been taking photos with their iPhones, and have logged thousands of photo files which they’ve been able to beam back to Earth almost instantly”
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