Apollo 11 TV Tapes Go Missing 438
Richard W.M. Jones writes "On July 21st 1969, Honeysuckle Creek observatory brought us the first TV pictures of men on the moon. The original signals were recorded on high quality slow-scan TV (SSTV) tapes. What was released to the TV networks was reduced to lower quality commercial TV standards.
Unfortunately
John Sarkissian of Parkes Observatory Australia
reports that 698 of the 700 boxes of original tapes have gone missing [warning: large PDF] from the
U.S. National Archives.
Even more worryingly, the last place on earth which can actually read these tapes is scheduled to close in October this year.
The PDF contains interesting comparisons which show that if all you've seen are the TV pictures from the landing, you really haven't seen the first moon walk in its full glory."
Um.... (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder if I can talk them out of the late fees again.
How convenient. (Score:5, Funny)
Gee, thanks. (Score:1, Funny)
Now you tell me. Thanks for the early heads up.
Oh, BTW, you missed seeing Halley's commet in your lifetime a few years ago.
So.... (Score:5, Funny)
We all know where they are (Score:1, Funny)
This shouldn't be too big of a deal (Score:1, Funny)
Back them up! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does it really matter (Score:5, Funny)
I've got some more copies. No worry (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Um.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So.... (Score:2, Funny)
Yep - I've been trying to tell people for years that the footage was edited, but everyone just called me "crazy"... MUAHAHA. Then they go and claim that they are only calling me that because I laugh maniacally at the end of every sentence. MUAHAHAHAHAA!
Ebay? (Score:4, Funny)
My guess.. (Score:1, Funny)
I've got them... (Score:2, Funny)
Fer criminy's sake, the tapes are labelled "Faked Moon Landing".
Your ass is mine, NASA!
Re:So.... (Score:5, Funny)
youtube please (Score:3, Funny)
Did they ask Dan Rather? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So.... (Score:5, Funny)
torrent ? (Score:2, Funny)
i found the release
NASA.faked.moon.landings.1969.LiMITED.VHSRip.Xvid
Re:Back them up! (Score:2, Funny)
Oh.
Oh come on now, you can't possibly be serious!!!! (Score:3, Funny)
So what if they did plan to invade Cuba by shooting down a civilian airliner over Cuba and
then blaming Castro for it (Operation Northwood, if you're into FOIA documents), so what
if George W(anker) Bush's Grandpa Prescott cut Onkel Adolf a cheque every now and then and now
they're friends with BinLaden Terrorgroup Inc. so what if these people used unsuspecting
civilians and military unwittingly as subjects in radiation experiments,
The world saw it happen on TV and just because some cooky people have come out of the woodwork
to point out that many lights and shadows on the official footage of the moon landing are obviously
not what they should be if the images were "real", that still doesn't mean they're right. If
they were right, don't you think it would have come to light decades ago and they would have
had this on TV and in the newspapers??!
Your sir, are in desperate need of a heavy dose of reality here. I suspect you have been dodging
your weekly Ritalin injections for months now or else you wouldn't be having so funny ideas.
In other news (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Um.... (Score:4, Funny)
they claim its the fastest in the world!
Re:So.... (Score:3, Funny)
Terrible! (Score:3, Funny)
Apollo 11: The Special Limited Collector's Edition (Score:5, Funny)
New, never-before scenes will be inserted into the middle of the old, staid footage!
Tom Hanks will replace Neil Armstrong through the magic of digital effects!
Kristie Alley will be Buzz Aldrin, adding an exciting new romantic subplot to the mission!
A lovable animal sidekick will have your kids squealing in delight!
Gagarin shoots first!
Master directors Spielberg and Lucas will also modernize the plot and imagery to give a fresh, "post-2001" look!
The American flag, such an archaic-looking symbol (that didn't test well with audiences overseas), will be replaced with a pleasant, pastel blue UN flag. The ugly SUV 'lunar rover' will be digitally removed, and replaced with bicycles which the astronauts will pedal about the moon. The President will be updated to be a Texan oil millionaire conducting a needless war in Asia, who commander Michael Collins (played by academy award-winner Liam Neeson) will denounce for "having turned to the dark side". The "Cold War" sideplot will be updated to be a "Temporal War On Terror", which will feature terrorists from the future attempting to fly the Space Shuttle Columbia into the White House! Can our heroes stop them 'in time'?!
This and other new changes will keep the franchise fresh and exciting to today's viewers, and like Star Trek: Enterprise, will boldly re-write history that no one but nerds cares about anyways!
Apollo 11: The Special Limited Collector's Edititon: Coming Christmas 2006 - collect all 6 covers!
Re:Not surprising, actually (Score:3, Funny)
you mean, like one giant leap?
Re:Um.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does it really matter (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How can you "lose" 698/700 boxes??? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So.... (Score:1, Funny)
"Honey, will you look at that! I never knew Jabba the Hutt beat the Americans to the moon. Well I'm just glad our boys got outta there before they were forced to wear slave bikinis."
Re:Gee, thanks. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Does it really matter (Score:5, Funny)
That would be a violation of the DMCA.
Even if you find the actual tapes, it doesn't prove ownership. At best, it suggests a possible license. But even a certificate of authenticity doesn't prove a license.
Without proof of a license, I'm afraid I'm going to have to confiscate those tapes, and levy a fine.
Re:It's "How can THE GOVERNMENT lose 698/700 boxes (Score:3, Funny)
Re: How can you "lose" 698/700 boxes??? (Score:3, Funny)
That would be uncharacteristic thoroughness.
Re:Australia!!!??? (Score:5, Funny)
My advice:
Can you trust somebody who lives next to a giant space telescope? Who knows what planet their allegiance lies with?
Re:Um.... Obligatory Penny Arcade reference (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Does it really matter (Score:3, Funny)
if it isn't, can we get them for providing false documentation or something?
Ha! So it *was* a hoax after all! (Score:2, Funny)
;)
Not faked...but UFOs in the background (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Oh come on now, you can't possibly be serious!! (Score:4, Funny)
Unless...
Unless of course...
Re:The real moon conspiracy (Score:3, Funny)
Dude.. are you retarded? Do you know what sound is? Geezus.. you learn in 4th grade science that sound is the vibration of air molecules. There is no atmosphere on the moon, doofus. Sound isn't possible.
Am I a conspiracy nutbag
You're an insult to conspiracy nutbags. Most conspiracy nutbags have IQs over 80 and don't ride the "special" bus to school or wear a helmet all the time for their protection.
Re:Um.... (Score:3, Funny)