CIRCUITRY

CHALLENGE:
Reduce the 1,200 components of typical studio camera to 250. Adapt synchronizer, deflection unit, power supply, automatic light and gain controls, and video modules to meet the space-flight hardware requirements of minimum size and weight.

SOLUTION:
Pioneer the use of molecular, integrated circuits.

CAMERA TUBE

CHALLENGE:
Provide a simple, low-power camera sensor that works in the dim the lunar night and the bright lunar day.

SOLUTION:
Patented Secondary Electron Conduction tube, with unique target feature that eliminates the "smear problems" associated with low-light sensor systems, with automatic gain and light controls useful during the day.