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Optimax in Space
Optimax has participated in many aerospace and NASA programs. We have supplied these programs with high-quality imaging lenses designed for position sensing, mapping landforms, and optical analysis. Scroll through our the missions listed to find out more about “Optimax in Space”.
Mars Rover Curiosity
Mars Rover Curiosity
Mission Details
The Mars Science Laboratory landed in Gale Crater on August 5, 2012, at 10:31 p.m. PDT
Optimax optics made it possible for the Mars Rover to take its first images of Mars.
For more information about the landing of Curiosity check out NASA MSL’s, “7 Minutes of Terror”, which shows how Optimax lenses made this landing possible.
LAUNCHED: 2011
Mission Resources
Check out the entire mission details on the NASA website:
Videos and Images Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
