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American Moon

By filming the modelwith this special camera, that could shootfrom just inches away, NASA...

By filming the model
with this special camera, that could shoot
from just inches away, NASA was able to get the full video
the approach to the landing site, as if it were real

Full Transcript

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By filming the model with this special camera,
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that could shoot from just inches away,
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NASA was able to get the full video the approach to the landing site,
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as if it were real.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:18
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
The images were sent to the simulator monitors, - American Moon 00:08
The images were sent to the simulator monitors,
This NASA documentary - American Moon 00:06
This NASA documentary
To the left of the simulator is a mosaic of the Moon's surface. - American Moon 00:05
To the left of the simulator is a mosaic of the Moon's ...
Through closed-circuit TV, shows specific lunar landscapes, - American Moon 00:08
Through closed-circuit TV, shows specific lunar landscapes,
The mosaic gives the astronaut the real sensation of the moon landing. - American Moon 00:05
The mosaic gives the astronaut the real sensation of the moo...
Module movement is simulated by moving the map up and down, - American Moon 00:06
Module movement is simulated by moving the map up and down,
A camera mounted on the trolley simulates horizontal movement. - American Moon 00:05
A camera mounted on the trolley simulates horizontal movemen...
The lights around the camera lens simulate light from the Moon. - American Moon 00:05
The lights around the camera lens simulate light from the Mo...
With these two simulators, - American Moon 00:10
With these two simulators,
As you can see, the images produced by the simulator - American Moon 00:11
As you can see, the images produced by the simulator
Not only did NASA reproduce - American Moon 00:17
Not only did NASA reproduce
GOOGLE X-PRIZE - American Moon 00:15
GOOGLE X-PRIZE
Through this competition, Google was offering a prize of 30 million dollars - American Moon 00:15
Through this competition, Google was offering a prize of 30 ...
Send videos and photos on Earth - American Moon 00:07
Send videos and photos on Earth
Over 20 teams from around the world have announced their entry. - American Moon 00:06
Over 20 teams from around the world have announced their ent...
Google was also offering a prize an additional four million dollars - American Moon 00:12
Google was also offering a prize an additional four million ...
Then, Astrobotic Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based company, - American Moon 00:12
Then, Astrobotic Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based company,
But NASA hasn't shown too keen on the idea, - American Moon 00:14
But NASA hasn't shown too keen on the idea,
The goal, NASA said, was to protect the sites from possible contamination. - American Moon 00:06
The goal, NASA said, was to protect the sites from possible ...
NASA takes action to preserve the traces - American Moon 00:07
NASA takes action to preserve the traces