Thanks for posting this video. I worked with Ed Fendell and knew he was a sharp guy and that he operated this remote camera, but I never fully appreciated how clever he had to be to obtain the complete sequence. I'll send him this link as I'm sure he'll be amused by the doubters' comments. ;-)
It is amazing to me that in photos of Apollo 17's LM ascent, we can see an astronaut as clear as day with no helmet on through clear glass. How is this possible? What kind of protective layer on the window would allow us to see him so clearly and yet still offer protection from the Sun's rays?
Every Apollo-related Youtube comments section is full of "hoaxers". It's really sad but it seems that indeed, idiots in general are by far in the majority throughout the universe.
wow that must be one big ass vacuum studio they (cough) faked it all in.you know... jack shmitt off in the distance, gene cernin tripping down the hill spreading the elaboratly sprinkled faked moon dust 20 feet ahead of him with no air resistance to slow it down.oh yeah... not to mention the guy they left behind operating the camera.... does anyone know if they sent him a cheeseburger yet? i know he's just in the next room over but after all this time he must be hungry...
yes i know.... i was being sarcastic. i cant stand hoaxers arguments that apollo was faked. not only was the camera mounted on the LRV and operated by remote (ed fendell was the name of the operator in houston) it was panned up exactly 2.5 seconds prior to the launch of the LEM.
The evidence of a hoax is crushing. I posted a partial summary of it on a science forum. To see it, google "The Naked Scientist". In the "New Theories" section there's a thread entitled "Did we land on the moon?". The post is on page 15. It's the 7th one from the top.
you know what.... thats great. i for one am not a hoaxer. i believe there is overwhelming evidence that the apollo program was real. did you remember to partialy summurize that the apollo moon landing hoax was started up by a man named Charles K Johnson, the president of the flat earth society? he proclaimed the whole space program was faked to lead mankind from the truth that according to the bible, the earth is flat. you wanna talk about misguided..
Why isn't the moon landings a hoax? Think about it. How many people does it take to make a movie? 100? more maybe. So all of these people would keep quiet all these years and not take advantage of the millions and millions of dollars they would get for indisputable information proving it was a hoax. Come on people grow a brain, and move out of your mom's cellar. Not a hoax. And here's another news flash, the Earth is not flat. No the picture you took at the beach is not proof it's flat.
trodus,dont be an ignorant and study the technology of the lem,its just a reality all scared people must face,man went to the moon,6 times in fact and there are LRO pictures just released that prove this,the orbitor has mapped the landing sites and the lem,s and bootprints are evident for your eyes to behold
Trodas the exhaust not being visible has been explained so many times that only a brain dead sack of leftover assfuckings would bring it up. Why don't you say "Hey...No Stars" next and show everybody how really retarded you are?
The camera did work for some time after the liftoff. After rendezvous with the command module, mission control tried to remotely crash the LEM into the face of the mountain in front of the camera to record and evaluate the impact, but the trajectory was off by a little bit and they missed.
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The LM reminds me of a UFO. Was it? No crater, no flames, little dust. Some footage shows incredible acceleration. Was the LM launched from earth orbit...instantly passing the Van Allen Belt? Was Neil Armstrong the only Apollo astronaut to go to the moon? Had he been before Apollo 11? Did the others remain in earth orbit? Was most of the lunar footage faked? Was the 'good stuff' doctored? I think we went, but that the public missions were a cover for the real missions. Irresponsible speculation?
you are all wrong. the camera was static. this footage was what we saw on earth on TV. the TV stations broadcast a picture of a picture -- their film cameras filmed the screens at mission control... the TV people were the ones panning and zooming, NOT the camera on the moon.
Sorry, I work at NASA. That is not correct. Apollo 17's LRV camera was remote controlled. It was operated by a guy named Ed Fendell. Fendell was moving the camera from mission control in Houston and had to anticipate the LM's motion to compensate for the radio signal delays. He did a terrific job.
Apollo 11 was but as the program continued the cameras and technology were improved. If you look at the Apollo 16 liftoff you'll notice that the MCC engineer wasn't quite fast enough and the LM flies out of the picture. And, yes, it's not a fake!
you are soooo talking out of your ass here. the technology was not available to do that via remote control, also, prior to the tracking shot sequence... why did the camera zoom back? i'll tell you why, cos the sound of the blast scared the shit out of the camera opperator and made him jump.
sincerely yours, G man, camera expert.
stop lying about the moon landing as it never happened
Sorry, the moon landings did happen. Even the Mythbusters took the time to say it happened. And, yes, the technology did exist for remote control. As for the tracking shot, there was a zoom control. As for you being a camera expert, we should compare credentials.
@tvspace what did Nasa do to protect the Astronauts from radiation from the Van Allan radiation belts? And why haven't we been back to the moon since 1972? Did we learn everything that could be learned about the moon?
@xenex23 "what did Nasa do to protect the Astronauts from radiation from the Van Allan radiation belts"
Launching from 30 degree inclination astronauts are able to avoid going through the center of the Van Allen Belt. Flying through the edge of the VAB the astronauts absorbed 2 Rads of radiation (20mSv) which is 2.5 x less than the yearly limit set by the US Atomic Commission. This dosage of radiation is equal to a CT X-RAY of your Ab or Pelvic area.
@xenex23 "And why haven't we been back to the moon since 1972?"
This is something you would have to ask NASA directly. I can imagine it's because of cost. Every year the US was spending 5% of its entire budget on the Apollo missions.
ekhornbeck127... you are pathetic example of an American. If we can send 3 men to the moon, remote control existed. Its a radio frequency you idiot. Ever heard of radio control cars? You probably play with them every day. Don't you have something better to do, like play xbox or work your minimum wage job because you'll never amount to anything?
I've just watched a Discovery Science broadcast of a documentary on the development of the LEM and I could have sworn the presenter mentioned that the LRV camera ran for another ~30 hours after the images above were captured, could you comfirm this? maybe I've started to hear the ''voices'' ;-)
Observe the moon humans on top of the Lunar Module and on the side of it. They made it all the way to earth outside the Lunar Module. Search video's under name doowop62 and you can find a video show them with the module in the ocean and the divers picking them up along with the astronauts.
In addition, the 6 second transmission delay meant the "director" had to maneuver the camera controls from houston before the lem actually took off, a feat in timing.
The remote camera operator's name was Ed Fendell, and he won numerous awards afterwards, among them the "Golden Camera" in Germany, which is normally reserved for outstanding movie directors :-P. He was also the only one who got the timing right; the remote camera operators on the Apollo 15 and 16 messed it up, which is why you never get to see their creations :-D
No one. Remember, there was a live TV camera on the lunar rover, which was parked safely away from the lunar module. Apollo 16 did the same thing, except the rover's camera was stuck and could not follow ascent, so you only see liftoff.
Thanks for posting this video. I worked with Ed Fendell and knew he was a sharp guy and that he operated this remote camera, but I never fully appreciated how clever he had to be to obtain the complete sequence. I'll send him this link as I'm sure he'll be amused by the doubters' comments. ;-)
lissa754 1 month ago
LRV??? A likely story
isitomorrowyet 7 months ago
where was the gas from rocket ?or even the light emmited from it ?
7t6e354r 11 months ago
@7t6e354r They emailed it later on ;)
CokeSupply 7 months ago
It is amazing to me that in photos of Apollo 17's LM ascent, we can see an astronaut as clear as day with no helmet on through clear glass. How is this possible? What kind of protective layer on the window would allow us to see him so clearly and yet still offer protection from the Sun's rays?
Justwannalogon 1 year ago
Notice No exhaust, anti-gravity at work here folks. This is contrary to the official record.
MJ12DAVE 1 year ago
@MJ12DAVE exactly.
7t6e354r 11 months ago
Every Apollo-related Youtube comments section is full of "hoaxers". It's really sad but it seems that indeed, idiots in general are by far in the majority throughout the universe.
mimdotcc 1 year ago
wow that must be one big ass vacuum studio they (cough) faked it all in.you know... jack shmitt off in the distance, gene cernin tripping down the hill spreading the elaboratly sprinkled faked moon dust 20 feet ahead of him with no air resistance to slow it down.oh yeah... not to mention the guy they left behind operating the camera.... does anyone know if they sent him a cheeseburger yet? i know he's just in the next room over but after all this time he must be hungry...
ftutbs 2 years ago
The camera was mounted on the LRV and operated remotely.
dimetr1 2 years ago
yes i know.... i was being sarcastic. i cant stand hoaxers arguments that apollo was faked. not only was the camera mounted on the LRV and operated by remote (ed fendell was the name of the operator in houston) it was panned up exactly 2.5 seconds prior to the launch of the LEM.
ftutbs 2 years ago
Yes the hoaxers are misguided.
dimetr1 2 years ago
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The evidence of a hoax is crushing. I posted a partial summary of it on a science forum. To see it, google "The Naked Scientist". In the "New Theories" section there's a thread entitled "Did we land on the moon?". The post is on page 15. It's the 7th one from the top.
Cosmored3 2 years ago
you know what.... thats great. i for one am not a hoaxer. i believe there is overwhelming evidence that the apollo program was real. did you remember to partialy summurize that the apollo moon landing hoax was started up by a man named Charles K Johnson, the president of the flat earth society? he proclaimed the whole space program was faked to lead mankind from the truth that according to the bible, the earth is flat. you wanna talk about misguided..
ftutbs 2 years ago
Why isn't the moon landings a hoax? Think about it. How many people does it take to make a movie? 100? more maybe. So all of these people would keep quiet all these years and not take advantage of the millions and millions of dollars they would get for indisputable information proving it was a hoax. Come on people grow a brain, and move out of your mom's cellar. Not a hoax. And here's another news flash, the Earth is not flat. No the picture you took at the beach is not proof it's flat.
Fredconto 2 years ago 3
simply amazing
cripplewoox 2 years ago 2
Yep, no exhaust showing LEM, no exhaust nozzle at all - simply wonderfull :D So, so fake... lol
trodas 2 years ago
trodus,dont be an ignorant and study the technology of the lem,its just a reality all scared people must face,man went to the moon,6 times in fact and there are LRO pictures just released that prove this,the orbitor has mapped the landing sites and the lem,s and bootprints are evident for your eyes to behold
cripplewoox 2 years ago
You must be a psykopath! Have you ever take drugs? You must have!!
ftucyk 2 years ago
gain some knowledge on the subject before clling this fake. I would love to debate you
bengals101 2 years ago
you make me laugh.
joltxcore 2 years ago
There would NOT be a visible exhaust
Aerozine 50 (the hypergolic fuel used by the LEM's ascent engine) would burn virtually invisibly in the near-vacuum near the lunar surface.
Please research the subject matter before posting.
Bent41 2 years ago 2
Trodas the exhaust not being visible has been explained so many times that only a brain dead sack of leftover assfuckings would bring it up. Why don't you say "Hey...No Stars" next and show everybody how really retarded you are?
TheJomogogo 2 years ago 2
The camera did work for some time after the liftoff. After rendezvous with the command module, mission control tried to remotely crash the LEM into the face of the mountain in front of the camera to record and evaluate the impact, but the trajectory was off by a little bit and they missed.
curea229 3 years ago 4
月面からの離脱はこわごわの映像ですが、成功して何よりの映像でもあります。ＬＭの上半分のエンジンの推力は月の重力に対して十分な力を持っていたといえるでしょう。
GOROGORODAKE 3 years ago
that remote camera controller is a genius. a beautiful piece of footage. I could watch space vehicles maneuver in a vacuum all day, its eerie.
arsedisco 3 years ago 6
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The LM reminds me of a UFO. Was it? No crater, no flames, little dust. Some footage shows incredible acceleration. Was the LM launched from earth orbit...instantly passing the Van Allen Belt? Was Neil Armstrong the only Apollo astronaut to go to the moon? Had he been before Apollo 11? Did the others remain in earth orbit? Was most of the lunar footage faked? Was the 'good stuff' doctored? I think we went, but that the public missions were a cover for the real missions. Irresponsible speculation?
redletterchurch 3 years ago
Yes, the LRV camera operated for some time after ascent. It sent back imagery until the batteries died.
tvspace 3 years ago
you are all wrong. the camera was static. this footage was what we saw on earth on TV. the TV stations broadcast a picture of a picture -- their film cameras filmed the screens at mission control... the TV people were the ones panning and zooming, NOT the camera on the moon.
asaturn 3 years ago
Sorry, I work at NASA. That is not correct. Apollo 17's LRV camera was remote controlled. It was operated by a guy named Ed Fendell. Fendell was moving the camera from mission control in Houston and had to anticipate the LM's motion to compensate for the radio signal delays. He did a terrific job.
tvspace 3 years ago
I thought it was taped off of a TV screen? that's what I was told anyway... oh well. either way, it wasn't faked.
asaturn 3 years ago
Apollo 11 was but as the program continued the cameras and technology were improved. If you look at the Apollo 16 liftoff you'll notice that the MCC engineer wasn't quite fast enough and the LM flies out of the picture. And, yes, it's not a fake!
tvspace 3 years ago
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you are soooo talking out of your ass here. the technology was not available to do that via remote control, also, prior to the tracking shot sequence... why did the camera zoom back? i'll tell you why, cos the sound of the blast scared the shit out of the camera opperator and made him jump.
sincerely yours, G man, camera expert.
stop lying about the moon landing as it never happened
ekhornbeck127 3 years ago
Sorry, the moon landings did happen. Even the Mythbusters took the time to say it happened. And, yes, the technology did exist for remote control. As for the tracking shot, there was a zoom control. As for you being a camera expert, we should compare credentials.
tvspace 3 years ago 5
@tvspace what did Nasa do to protect the Astronauts from radiation from the Van Allan radiation belts? And why haven't we been back to the moon since 1972? Did we learn everything that could be learned about the moon?
xenex23 10 months ago
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@xenex23 "what did Nasa do to protect the Astronauts from radiation from the Van Allan radiation belts"
Launching from 30 degree inclination astronauts are able to avoid going through the center of the Van Allen Belt. Flying through the edge of the VAB the astronauts absorbed 2 Rads of radiation (20mSv) which is 2.5 x less than the yearly limit set by the US Atomic Commission. This dosage of radiation is equal to a CT X-RAY of your Ab or Pelvic area.
3KS26 2 months ago
@xenex23 "And why haven't we been back to the moon since 1972?"
This is something you would have to ask NASA directly. I can imagine it's because of cost. Every year the US was spending 5% of its entire budget on the Apollo missions.
3KS26 2 months ago
@tvspace you are wrong
SwedenRCnut 4 months ago
The only person talking out of their ass is YOU!
julesneon73 3 years ago
ekhornbeck127... you are pathetic example of an American. If we can send 3 men to the moon, remote control existed. Its a radio frequency you idiot. Ever heard of radio control cars? You probably play with them every day. Don't you have something better to do, like play xbox or work your minimum wage job because you'll never amount to anything?
JohnCocktosten69 3 years ago 4
I've just watched a Discovery Science broadcast of a documentary on the development of the LEM and I could have sworn the presenter mentioned that the LRV camera ran for another ~30 hours after the images above were captured, could you comfirm this? maybe I've started to hear the ''voices'' ;-)
marmaladekamikaze 3 years ago
Observe the moon humans on top of the Lunar Module and on the side of it. They made it all the way to earth outside the Lunar Module. Search video's under name doowop62 and you can find a video show them with the module in the ocean and the divers picking them up along with the astronauts.
Dave aka doowop62
doowop62 3 years ago
Excuse me, but how could the camera itself follow the lunar module movement after de launch?
Thank you.
gab1234 4 years ago
The camera was moved remotely by someone in Houston's mission control.
tvspace 4 years ago
In addition, the 6 second transmission delay meant the "director" had to maneuver the camera controls from houston before the lem actually took off, a feat in timing.
3screamingkids 4 years ago
The remote camera operator's name was Ed Fendell, and he won numerous awards afterwards, among them the "Golden Camera" in Germany, which is normally reserved for outstanding movie directors :-P. He was also the only one who got the timing right; the remote camera operators on the Apollo 15 and 16 messed it up, which is why you never get to see their creations :-D
hyperthreaded 4 years ago
thats cool thats cool thats cool thats cool thats cool.
pusegurpoint 4 years ago
graphics are shittier than the first star trek shows lol.
acrazybassplayer 4 years ago
No one. Remember, there was a live TV camera on the lunar rover, which was parked safely away from the lunar module. Apollo 16 did the same thing, except the rover's camera was stuck and could not follow ascent, so you only see liftoff.
tvspace 5 years ago