>>3781179>vibrationsI was under the understanding that NASA selected Nikon for its survivability - the reason they got picked over Canon or Kodak.
>lensesI understand the reason why NASA still uses the D5, is because they have quite a collection of F-Mount lenses on board the ISS, some of which I understand have been up there for at least a decade. NASA went from the D4 to the D5 sometime in 2016, and I understand the presence of F-Mount lenses on orbit will probably mean that DSLRs will still dominate photography on the ISS. I don't know if NASA plan to go mirrorless for Artemis, but they do have a strong relationship with Nikon.
Regardless, the ISS is a /p/ treasure trove of gear.
>SLSIt's still Congress' baby. It'll fly, I have no doubt about it. SpaceX is still developing their flying water tower, while SLS is pretty much based on flight proven hardware, that's at least ready for use (assuming Boeing hasn't totally fucked up the software).
How many times it'll fly is another question, but my point was more that camera budgets at NASA are probably a drop in the ocean compared to everything else they do.