The original recordings of the first humans landing on the moon 40 years ago were erased and re-used, but newly restored copies of the original broadcast look even better, NASA officials said on Thursday.
NASA released the first glimpses of a complete digital make-over of the original landing footage that clarifies the blurry and grainy images of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon.
The full set of recordings, being cleaned up by Burbank, California-based Lowry Digital, will be released in September. The preview is available at www.nasa.gov.
NASA admitted in 2006 that no one could find the original video recordings of the July 20, 1969, landing.
[Editors Note: The link provided in the article takes you to the NASA homepage. This link will take you direct to the HD previews of the Apollo 11 moonwalks.]
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday November 19 2015, @03:27AM
July 1969 was the summer between 7th and 8th grades in junior high. I didn't watch the landing live, I had more pressing problems in my life at the time. Note my screen name . . .
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 19 2015, @04:11AM
Wait a second...
:)