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SCHNEIDER KREUZNACH Lenses Monitor the Final Servicing Mission to the Hubble
Space Telescope
BAD KREUZNACH, May 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Dubbed STS-125, NASA's final servicing mission to repair the Hubble Space
Telescope was launched on 11 May of this year. The crew of seven astronauts replaced six
gyroscopes, some batteries and a sensor that is used to guide the telescope. On board Space
Shuttle Atlantis, three lenses made by
Schneider-Kreuznach monitored the rendezvous between the shuttle and the
telescope as well as the repair work. Atlantis returned safely to its base on the 24th of May.
"Through Schneider Optics USA, NASA requested
Schneider-Kreuznach lenses from the standard range for the space mission. No
modifications were needed for this special assignment. The quality and
robustness of Schneider lenses were decisive for the space mission, according
to NASA," explains Dr. Josef Staub, CEO of the Schneider Group.
The space organization's specialists chose the compact C-mount
standard lenses Xenoplan and Cinegon for the mission. Mounted in the
shuttle's payload bay, the three lenses sent high-resolution video images of
the shuttle docking onto, opening and casting off from the telescope. The
Schneider lenses were able to cope with the tough conditions, especially
during launch, without the need for modifications of any kind.
The three standard compact lenses used for the space mission
are normally used for 3D measurements, in robotics and motor sports. "We are
particularly thrilled that one of our standard lenses was used for this
special task. It goes to show how robust and reliable our products are," says
Thomas Schaich, Head of Sales for Industrial Optics at Schneider-Kreuznach.
The final mission to the Hubble Space Telescope will enable it
to keep functioning until at least 2014. Pictures and more information on the
mission and on the telescope's work can be found on NASA's project website:
About the Schneider Group:
The Schneider Group specializes in developing and producing
high-performance photographic lenses, cinema projection lenses, as well as
industrial optics and precision mechanics. The group comprises Jos. Schneider
Optische Werke, founded in Bad Kreuznach in 1913, and its subsidiaries
Pentacon (Dresden), B+W Filterfabrik (ISCO) (Gottingen), Praktika (London),
Schneider-Optics (New York, Los Angeles), Schneider Bando (Seoul), Schneider
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) and Schneider Optical Technologies (Shenzhen). The
company's main brand is "Schneider-Kreuznach". It has around 650 employees
worldwide, with 345 based in its German headquarters. For years now the group
has been a world market leader in the area of high-performance lenses.
Contact:
Jos. Schneider Optische Werke
Wolfgang Berger
Ringstrasse 132
55543 Bad Kreuznach
Phone: +49-671-601-287
Fax: +49-671-601-289
bergerw@schneiderkreuznach.com
fishermen communications GmbH
Dr. Heiko Reisch
Kaiserstrasse 61
60329 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49-69-210860-0
Fax: +49-69-210860-21
hreisch@fishermen-com.de
Source: SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH
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