Topic: Seeking Apollo tapes.  (Read 2008 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Nemesis

  • Captain Kayn
  • Global Moderator
  • Commodore
  • *
  • Posts: 13067
Seeking Apollo tapes.
« on: August 13, 2006, 10:27:48 am »
Link to full article

Quote
Back in July 1969, the first moonwalks by Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are frozen forever moments in the history books. But it turns out that millions of riveted spectators back on Earth were on the receiving end of substantially degraded television showing the epic event.

The highest-quality television signal from Apollo 11’s touchdown zone in the moon's Sea of Tranquility—from an antenna mounted atop the Eagle lunar lander—was recorded on telemetry tapes at three tracking stations on Earth: Goldstone in California and Honeysuckle Creek and Parkes in Australia.

Scads of the tapes were produced—and now a search is on to locate them. And if recovered and given a 21st century digital makeover, they could yield a far sharper view of that momentous day, compared to what was broadcast around the globe.

But Apollo 11 is a memory rewind—now over 37 years old. Nobody is quite sure just how much longer the original slow-scan tapes will last … that is, if they haven’t already been erased.


Hopefully they will be found.  Cleaned up and released into the wild.
Do unto others as Frey has done unto you.
Seti Team    Free Software
I believe truth and principle do matter. If you have to sacrifice them to get the results you want, then the results aren't worth it.
 FoaS_XC : "Take great pains to distinguish a criticism vs. an attack. A person reading a post should never be able to confuse the two."

Offline Just plain old Punisher

  • Vice Admiral
  • *
  • Posts: 36927
  • Gender: Male
  • I'm not facist, I just like wearing jackboots
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2006, 02:44:53 pm »


::Sigh:: I knew recording backdoor sluts 9 on those tapes would come back to haunt me.

"Sex is a lot like pizza.  If you're not careful you can blister your tongue". -Dracho

Offline Nemesis

  • Captain Kayn
  • Global Moderator
  • Commodore
  • *
  • Posts: 13067
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2006, 06:21:36 pm »
::Sigh:: I knew recording backdoor sluts 9 on those tapes would come back to haunt me.

You and your family movies.
Do unto others as Frey has done unto you.
Seti Team    Free Software
I believe truth and principle do matter. If you have to sacrifice them to get the results you want, then the results aren't worth it.
 FoaS_XC : "Take great pains to distinguish a criticism vs. an attack. A person reading a post should never be able to confuse the two."

Offline Just plain old Punisher

  • Vice Admiral
  • *
  • Posts: 36927
  • Gender: Male
  • I'm not facist, I just like wearing jackboots
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2006, 06:31:53 pm »
::Sigh:: I knew recording backdoor sluts 9 on those tapes would come back to haunt me.

You and your family movies.

You know what they say, a family that does porn together...

"Sex is a lot like pizza.  If you're not careful you can blister your tongue". -Dracho

Offline J. Carney

  • Son of Dixie
  • Commodore
  • *
  • Posts: 10705
  • Gender: Male
  • Fortuna Favet Fortibus
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2006, 10:43:16 pm »
::Sigh:: I knew recording backdoor sluts 9 on those tapes would come back to haunt me.
You and your family movies.
You know what they say, a family that does porn together...

... has kids with one eye and three arms?
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for. - Earl Warron

The advantages of living in the Heart of Dixie- low cost of living, peace and quiet and a conservative majority. For some reason I think that the first two items have a lot to do with the presence of the last one.

"Flag of Alabama I salute thee. To thee I pledge my allegiance, my service, and my life."
   

Offline Just plain old Punisher

  • Vice Admiral
  • *
  • Posts: 36927
  • Gender: Male
  • I'm not facist, I just like wearing jackboots
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2006, 01:31:29 pm »
How did you know?

"Sex is a lot like pizza.  If you're not careful you can blister your tongue". -Dracho

Offline Nemesis

  • Captain Kayn
  • Global Moderator
  • Commodore
  • *
  • Posts: 13067
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2006, 06:47:58 pm »
How did you know?

He saw your class photo ... the one you didn't destroy or doctor.
Do unto others as Frey has done unto you.
Seti Team    Free Software
I believe truth and principle do matter. If you have to sacrifice them to get the results you want, then the results aren't worth it.
 FoaS_XC : "Take great pains to distinguish a criticism vs. an attack. A person reading a post should never be able to confuse the two."

Offline Just plain old Punisher

  • Vice Admiral
  • *
  • Posts: 36927
  • Gender: Male
  • I'm not facist, I just like wearing jackboots
Re: Seeking Apollo tapes.
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2006, 08:06:38 pm »
Ok, I can explain the goat...

"Sex is a lot like pizza.  If you're not careful you can blister your tongue". -Dracho