solder_guy Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) 40 years ago today .. Apollo 11 launch .. leading to the landing on the 20th. I was 7 yo .. and we were on vacation .. and in a motel room watching the live coverage .. Rob Edited July 16, 2009 by solder_guy
slngsht Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 NPR had a story about the NASA engineers who made the camera equipment for that footage. The equipment sits on the moon. The engineer is 84 years old now. Anyway, in the interview he said that the footage shown on TV was of a much lower quality than the original recording, because the format of the original recording was made specifically for that mission to obtain the highest possible quality. The engineer wanted to convert the originals using today's technology to preserve a better quality video of the event. A team of people at NASA searched for the original recordings for 3 years and could not find them. Their conclusion was that the recordings were most likely erased in the early 80s. At the time, US had really increased its spy satellite capacity, and there was a shortage of magnetic tapes. So in a 2 year span, NASA had permanently taken back 40,000 boxes of tapes from the national archives to be recycled and used for the satellite program. Their conclusion was that the tapes were destroyed as a part of that :nonod: They settled for a digital remastering of what they could find.
Hank Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 Dude, I love you guys and all, but we didn't land on the moon. I agree with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on this one.
race fan Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 I agree we never went to the moon,the reason there are no tapes is so there will be no evidence,this was the best cover up ever David Planakis Seven on steriods
solder_guy Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) I agree with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on this one. Yeah .. when I want to use my slide rule .. I look to the RHCP for inspiration! BTW: Dont Mess with BUZZ: http://www.usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2827&highlight=buzz+aldrin And last year the MythBusters TV show had an entire episode dedicated to debunking the Moon in a soundstage studio myth nonsense .. Rob Edited July 17, 2009 by solder_guy
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