Unseen Moon Landing Video Released

bazzalunatic writes "Digitally remastered footage of the moon landing, including high-quality and brighter images of Neil Armstrong stepping off the ladder will be shown for the first time ever to the general public at an awards ceremony in Sydney, Australia. The magnetic data tapes seem to have all been lost — erased — by NASA, so all that's left are VHS recordings, which have been restored, giving the best-ever film of the whole moon landing. The publicity over this seems to be pushing NASA into releasing the whole 3-hour recording."

Comments

Bah!

[Anonymous Coward]

It was a sound stage on mars

Re:Bah!

[Anonymous Coward]

Uh, no. Mars can't have gravity, it's in space. Duh yourself.

Re:Bah!

[Anonymous Coward]

How could they have enough light to film any of this? I thought light didn't travel in space and neither did sound? Maybe I am crazy but I'm convinced this never happened.

I shit you not, Youtube has some of the finest minds on Earth.

Er... Maybe SETI is right... look for it elsewhere.

Digital remaster scheme

[Enderwiggin13]

I'll hold out for the inevitable 3D Extended Edition BluRay Director's Cut.

Re:Digital remaster scheme

[grub]

I'll hold out for the inevitable 3D Extended Edition BluRay Director's Cut.

Rumour has it George Lucas is working on a version in which Michael Collins steps on the Moon first.

Re:Digital remaster scheme

[TheLink]

Better Collins than Jar Jar...

Re:Digital remaster scheme

[Schemat1c]

Rumour has it George Lucas is working on a version in which Michael Collins steps on the Moon first.

I can see the t-shirts now, "Neil stepped first!"

Re:Let me be the first to say it

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I heard on Slashdot that Lucas is remaking this in 3D, next year.

Aliens?

[brycethorup]

Does this mean I finally get to see the shootout with the aliens they had? Sweet!

Re:VHS recordings?

[the_humeister]

There was no Video Home System when the moon landings happened. There was reel to reel tape, and cinescope, but no VHS until 1976.

It's a faaaaaaaaake!

Re:Urm

[tverbeek]

The 30th anniversary of what? The 10-year reunion?

Warning

[reitton]

This video may not be suitable for kids under the age of 70

Who directed it?

[Anonymous Coward]

I guess the franchise was due for a reboot. I'm excited to see the new take on it.

Careful with the headset feed

[johnw]

As long as the Australian presenter doesn't announce that it was Buzz Aldrin who got off the ladder first.

Re:VHS recordings?

[Anonymous Coward]

Turns out that Bing Crosby has some recordings in his basement.

Abuse

[gmuslera]

This time George Lucas has gone too far into the star wars prequel territory

Re:Let me be the first to say it

[Sir_Lewk]

I hear in this version Buzz Aldrin shoots first.

Moon Landing SE?

[mea37]

"high-quality and brighter images of Neil Armstrong stepping off the ladder"

Oh, good, the remastered moon landing. In a year or two we'll get the special edition, with all new special effects. The once-lifeless moon will have all manner of alien life. Probably the golf ball will swing first at the astronauts.

Additional footage of the astronauts' training will be released, but it will be unpopular with fans of the oringal moon landing. Much of the criticism will focus on a goofy sidekick they meet, who somehow seems to play an important role in spite of being a babbling fool.

Later there will be a DVD release with the SE footage alongside the video as it originally aired. HD and 3D versions will follow eventually.

Re:It's understandable.

[Richy_T]

Oh, we could get there again. It's just that these days, if we want to go to a derelict hell-hole, we have Detroit.

Re:VHS recordings?

[KlaymenDK]

Very high above mean sea level, and #DEFINE moon_landing = TRUE?