The Lunar Orbiters developed their film in space using Kodak's BIMAT transfer-processing system, a technology that remained classified by the Central Intelligence Agency until 2001.
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- https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/book/introduction.shtml (lpi.usra.edu)
- https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp33-02415a000500120032-7 (cia.gov)
- https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2019-07-16/chasing-the-moon-kodak-photography-mapped-landing-site (wxxinews.org)
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