There is probably no artefact in the history of space exploration more precious than the first television images of the Moon captured by Neil Armstrong and his fellow astronauts as they disembarked from their lunar module in July 1969. The US government has misplaced that original recording of the first moon landing, including astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," a Nasa spokesman said. What's missing are the never-before-broadcast clear original videos - not the grainy converted pictures the world watched on television more than three decades ago. "We haven't seen them for quite a while. We've been looking for over a year and they haven't turned up," Hautaloma said. The tapes also contain data about the health of the astronauts and the condition of the spacecraft.
The tapes aren't lost, insists the NASA official put in charge of the search. But he doesn't know where they are.
Once the tapes are found, they will be specially preserved before they are viewed, Nafzger said. "What will we learn that we don't know based on this new video? The chances are not that much," Launius said. "But as a historian, I'd love to have it." For More Details Click here
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