Moon landing tapes got erased, NASA admits

Reuters ^ | Thu Jul 16, 2009

[editor-surveyor]

"Folks, these people will soon be running our healthcare. Get used to it."

Truly a spine-chilling thought!

[editor-surveyor]

"Do you two know each other in real life?"

Not likely, but I've known a few like him ;o)

[Old Professer]

Do you remember the opening scene from Maverick, the TV series?

Bret and Bart playing two-handed poker on the train with a little old lady sitting next to them; one gets up to leave for a minute and she says to the other “He was cheating you!”

“It’s his deal,” was the answer.

[AFreeBird]

Some partial videos from original (not the broadcast) tapes

[editor-surveyor]

If you read through the thread, you can see that was what occurred to at least 2/3 of us. (the rest need more coffee)

[shibumi]

"“Tresspassers Will Be Fornicated With; Survivors Will Be Fornicated Again”"

Naw! They only do that to abductees taken from dark country roads in Oklahoma in the dead of the night.

(Then the hybrid babies are substituted for "Changelings" that grow up to be liberal politicians.)

[editor-surveyor]

"I'm curious, do you actually believe the moon landing was staged?"

You're one of the ones that need more coffee!

Are you on something? Your imagination has hit new heights.

[FourtySeven]

Yeah, I guess I need more coffee. I’m still trying to get Old Professor’s post to me. ;D

It’s been a long week. TGIF is all I can say.

[editor-surveyor]

"Then the hybrid babies are substituted for "Changelings" that grow up to be liberal politicians."

Infact they made it to the Offal Orifice this time!

[null and void]

Did it really need a </sarcasm> tag?

It's a take-off on the old government paperwork reduction program joke: To free up space in the archives, they took out everything and burned it, after making copies in triplicate...

[stuartcr]

Telephone poles in the background?

[mad_as_he$$]

NASA is one of the worst run organizations in the world. It needs to be completely dumped and reset. They suck at about everything they do.

[stripes1776]

Did it really need a tag?

I must have misinterpreted. You used the word "literally" at the end of your post, so I thought you were making a joke that you can not see an erased tape. I did not see any irony in the joke.

So now I think your feigned approval of the SOP is ironic. Thank you for the clarification.

[editor-surveyor]

Have you had your eyes examined lately?

[stuartcr]

Couple months ago, went to LensCrafters for a new pair of glasses.

[null and void]

coconutt2000 used the word "literally"

I also thought that he (she?) was making a joke as well.

I didn't get that you wuz playing along.

Ooops...*blush*

*nevermind*

[Travis T. OJustice]

Nope, but I flush a couple of his type down the bowl a day.

[editor-surveyor]

"“It’s his deal,” was the answer."

I think it'll be our deal next election, and anybody that's not ready for "Change we Need" this time is ready for a toe tag! I'm anxious to see Sarah dealing in 2012.

[ItsForTheChildren]

Interesting article that talks about missing NASA tapes and efforts to restore what they have found.

[SunkenCiv]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090720-Apollo-11-moon-landing-video.html

Because of skepticism of the time, NASA believed live video from the moon was crucial for credibility of the mission. And Stan Lebar of Westinghouse Electric was called on to develop the cameras that had to withstand the extreme conditions of plus or minus 250 degrees- AND they had to operate on very little power.

The camera that captured Armstrongs first steps was mounted on a swinging door on the lunar module.

The video seen by millions was actually transmitted through a tracking station in Australia, then back up to a satellite, back to earth in Houston, and then to television networks.

The video released today comes from various so-called slow-scan tape recordings made at the time found at NASA, the National Archives, and the CBS network archives.

The video was digitized and enhanced by the Lowry Digital Company.