Artemis II Goes Old-School with Nikon D5 DSLRs for Its Moon Mission

Artemis II astronauts will carry two Nikon D5 DSLRs from 2016 into the Moon’s vicinity to document the mission, along with personal devices and GoPros for a National Geographic documentary; NASA highlights the D5’s low noise, wide dynamic range, and radiation tolerance as reasons for its selection, while future Artemis missions may use newer cameras. A helium-system issue has delayed the launch to at least April.