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Unseen Moon Landing Video Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nice-soundstage dept.

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."

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  1. Bah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was a sound stage on mars

  2. Digital remaster scheme by Enderwiggin13 · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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    1. Re:Digital remaster scheme by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


      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.

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    2. Re:Digital remaster scheme by Schemat1c · · Score: 3, Funny

      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!"

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  3. Re:Let me be the first to say it by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  4. Re:Urm by tverbeek · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  5. Careful with the headset feed by johnw · · Score: 3, Funny

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

  6. Re:Let me be the first to say it by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear in this version Buzz Aldrin shoots first.

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  7. Moon Landing SE? by mea37 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "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.