Digital BW, The Print

By definition NASA or rather satellite makers use obsolescent technology!

Firstly a satellite project starts years before it gets into space, and 
they can't continually use the latest technology but rather what's 
available at the beginning of the project.

Secondly space hardware needs to be radiation hardened, and radiation 
hardened microprocessors themselves are always some way behind the state 
of the art.

So your brand new Canon 1Ds is much more likely to have up to date 
technology than a satellite due for launch even the year after next.

In article <3E5CF236.D59A93F0@...>, jerryolson@... (Jerry Olson) 
wrote:

> I suspect that NASA has MUCH higher quality equipment than we ordinary
> photographers do. In fact I know they do.