https://www.pitara.com/tags/hasselblad-history/Recent content in Hasselblad History on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/celebrity-camera/Tue, 22 May 2001 16:16:58 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/celebrity-camera/<p>When man took the first steps on the moon, a camera captured the moment forever. Today those pictures are a part of history. And so is the camera that was used to shoot them. The Hasselblad camera.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-84_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-84_1_hu_a185c7eaecf2842.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-84_1_hu_f49ecaf46acd2d67.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/features-84_1_hu_a185c7eaecf2842.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Celebrity Camera" height="821" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Celebrity Camera</figcaption> </figure> <p>The first space photographs were taken with Hasselblad cameras. One Hasselblad is still orbiting around the earth. It was dropped by an astronaut while on a space walk. Do you know that a few Hasselblads are also lying on the moon? They were left behind to save weight on the return trip from the moon.</p>