Nikon has announced that it has made an investment in Vast Inc (wait for it…) a company involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and operation of commercial space stations. And if that wasn’t cool enough, Vast is gearing up to build the orbital station that will replace the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to be deorbited in 2030. Forgive me for oversimplifying things here, but – in a roundabout way – Nikon’s involved in the construction of the next ISS.
The ‘Big N’ is, of course, no stranger to celestial activity, having teamed up with NASA way back in 1971, with the Nikon Photomic FTN actually attached to the moon-bound Apollo 15 crew. And it’s no secret that Nikon is once again gearing up for lunar trips thanks to its involvement in the Artemis missions. In fact, I recently reported on NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission to orbit the moon and how the crew will be armed with Nikon D5 DSLR cameras. And for the actual Artemis III moon landing, they’ll be taking specially-modified Nikon Z9 cameras.
