That “perfect tracking shot” wasn’t a hidden cameraman—it was a TV camera mounted on the lunar rover, designed to pan/tilt, and remotely aimed from Earth to follow Challenger as it launched. The shot looks unreal because the tech was smart, the timing was precise, and it happened only once—on humanity’s 2nd last trip off the lunar surface. #Apollo16 #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory | Physics & Astronomy
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That “perfect tracking shot” wasn’t a hidden cameraman—it was a TV camera mounted on the lunar rover, designed to pan/tilt, and remotely aimed from Earth to follow Challenger as it launched. The shot looks unreal because the tech was smart, the timing was precise, and it happened only once—on humanity’s 2nd last trip off the lunar surface. #Apollo16 #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory | Physics & Astronomy
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That “not so perfect tracking shot” wasn’t a hidden cameraman—it was a TV camera mounted on the lunar rover, designed to pan/tilt, and remotely aimed from Earth to follow the ascent stage as it launched. The shot looks unreal but the tech was not smart enough, the system malfunctioned, and it failed only once—Apollo 16 was good and. Apollo 17 was perfect. #Apollo15 #MoonLanding #spacehistory🚀 | Physics & Astronomy
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That “not so perfect tracking shot” wasn’t a hidden cameraman—it was a TV camera mounted on the lunar rover, designed to pan/tilt, and remotely aimed from Earth to follow the ascent stage as it launched. The shot looks unreal but the tech was not smart enough, the system malfunctioned, and it failed only once—Apollo 16 was good and. Apollo 17 was perfect. #Apollo15 #MoonLanding #spacehistory🚀 | Physics & Astronomy
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How NASA Captured This Iconic Footage Of Apollo 17 Leaving The Moon
How NASA Captured This Iconic Footage Of Apollo 17 Leaving The Moon
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The camera was left on the Lunar Rover and parked a few hundred feet from the Lunar Module. They had attempted to record the previous 2 landings from the rover but the time delay from the guys on the moon saying they were lifting off, to the guy in the control room who was controlling the camera joystick, to the signals getting back to the rover meant that they missed the shots. The guy controlling the camera figured out all the different time delays in advance on Apollo 17 so when they called 4
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The camera was left on the Lunar Rover and parked a few hundred feet from the Lunar Module. They had attempted to record the previous 2 landings from the rover but the time delay from the guys on the moon saying they were lifting off, to the guy in the control room who was controlling the camera joystick, to the signals getting back to the rover meant that they missed the shots. The guy controlling the camera figured out all the different time delays in advance on Apollo 17 so when they called 4
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