This week marks 40 years since an IMAX camera was first used in space, capturing footage from a historic NASA mission.
Four decades ago, on 18 June 1983, Space Shuttle Challenger embarked on its second of ten voyages into space (its tenth being the unsuccessful 1986 mission that saw the vessel explode during launch). The 70mm IMAX camera was operated by astronaut Sally Ride – the first American woman in space.
