Re: The BBC Apollo coverage tapes
I watched the Apollo 11 moon walk live from the comfort of my bed having set the alarm to wake me up when they were about to step on to the moon. I had a remote power switch by my bed so I didn't have to get out to switch it on. I recall they replayed the whole moon walk once Armstrong and Aldrin had returned to the LEM. That was when I fell asleep.
When the Apollo 12 landing took place I rushed home from school but on the way a TV rental shop had a set in the window showing the moon walk but it was just showing a light and dark band as I think the astronauts had pointed the camera at the sun while setting it up.
Apollo 13 could be considered as one of NASAs failures but also one of their greatest triumphs bringing the astronauts home safely using a lot of improvisation and quick thinking.
Keith
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