Last Humans on the Moon

Lunar lift-off film for Apollo 17. The television camera was mounted on the rover which Gene parked about 145 meters east of (behind) the lunar module. The ascent stage ignites and climbs, spacecraft foil and dust flying in all directions. Ed Fendell in Houston anticipates exactly the timing of ignition, lift-off, and the rate of climb, and the camera tilts to follows the ascent. At pitchover, the throat of the ascent engine points down at the camera and its combustion is visible as a small bright light. The clip ends as Challenger reaches an altitude of 1,500 feet.

Hopefully we'll be back soon.

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[GaminCro]

@GUARDIANtrooper Give me scientific proof that it was fake...You can't just scream around that its fake...Give us proof which can't be debunked...

[mon13orby16ar]

pitch over !!!

[inagod]

@AmsterdamnedMovie I want someone to prove the photos of by the India lunar orbitor of rover tracks is fake,like wise the photos and laser scan taken by JAX[japan]or photos taken by ESAor photos by China and including NASA,these countries would love to prove a fake,we did go to the moon and land 6 times,bringing back 800lbs of rock,prove to me we didn't.You can't.

[inagod]

@AmsterdamnedMovie

[krisdevalle]

@AmsterdamnedMovie Ed Fendell was the camera controller at Mission Command in Houston.

You know if you did the slightest amount of reading about this, it would help you to stop making silly comments like this.

I gave you some search terms to look up. I'm going to assume you never bothered with that. Good work.

[AmsterdamnedMovie]

@krisdevalle however... in this instance, he was inside thelunar pod as it was taking off... now thats magic !

[krisdevalle]

@AmsterdamnedMovie You should look at more movies from Apollo 17. Check out the 'Apollo Lunar Surface Journal' on google. Ed Fendell became quite adept after three missions in controlling the camera.

[AmsterdamnedMovie]

@krisdevalle THAT tracking shot, as show in THIS video was NOT possible over 40 years ago. you could not do it on planet earth, let alone the moon, where the delay is a key factor... its not the tracking that is the issue, its the zoom backwards, as you can not do both... it is not possible, which is why you need camera operators

[krisdevalle]

@AmsterdamnedMovie Ah no; it's a remotely controlled camera mounted on the rover.

you can look up the camera and other details by googling for 'Cameras of Apollo' and you can read about transmission details by looking up 'Apollo S-Band'.

Your problem is you assumed something - that it was a static uplink. Try to avoid assumptions.

[NeutralNegotiator]

"That's right,get on outta here and never come back lousy earthlings"

[AmsterdamnedMovie]

@GaminCro and that has what to do with the fake moon landings? i'm not relying on tales from my grandpa kid... I, work in films, and I, say that its not possible to do what they claim to have done. there were no wires, and it shouldnt have been able to move, as it was a static uplink, broadcasting to earth, not an entire outside broadcast unit... this footage is too good, and that is the problem.