Not sure about India, but NASA has used GoPros on Moon-related stuff. Artemis I had 4 GoPros on the ends of its solar panels when it orbited the Moon last year.
heavily modified GoPros, for them to pass the space rating.
Why would they use GoPro to begin? Certainly using off the shelf items makes sense but doesn't a go pro require you to retrieve the camera to view the video? How do you turn it on or off and wouldn't the battery just run out?
I am also stumped, I think the main reason must be PR, because NASA engineers wrote the book about how to get CCD's to work in space.
My guess is that they said "Hey lets get some PR by making GoPro space rated" while the "real" engineers build the proper spacecraft, and that's why the cameras are placed on the solar panels as far away from the crew as possible.
Not sure about India, but NASA has used GoPros on Moon-related stuff. Artemis I had 4 GoPros on the ends of its solar panels when it orbited the Moon last year.
Why would they use GoPro to begin? Certainly using off the shelf items makes sense but doesn't a go pro require you to retrieve the camera to view the video? How do you turn it on or off and wouldn't the battery just run out?
Edit. Found the source. Rather interesting. https://m.dpreview.com/news/7371388799/nanoavionics-captures-first-4k-resolution-satellite-selfie-in-space-with-customized-gopro
I am also stumped, I think the main reason must be PR, because NASA engineers wrote the book about how to get CCD's to work in space.
My guess is that they said "Hey lets get some PR by making GoPro space rated" while the "real" engineers build the proper spacecraft, and that's why the cameras are placed on the solar panels as far away from the crew as possible.