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American Moon

ROVER TV Another aspect of telecommunicationsthat raises serious questions is the TV...

ROVER TV Another aspect of telecommunications
that raises serious questions is the TV broadcast
live from the Moon

Full Transcript

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ROVER TV
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Another aspect of telecommunications that raises serious questions
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is the TV broadcast live from the Moon.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:30
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 first three lunar landing missions, Apollo 11, 12 and 14, - American Moon 00:09
The first three lunar landing missions, Apollo 11, 12 and 14...
But starting with Apollo 15, - American Moon 00:07
But starting with Apollo 15,
Now astronauts had not only Lunar jeep, called a rover, - American Moon 00:10
Now astronauts had not only Lunar jeep, called a rover,
It allowed the public to see - American Moon 00:07
It allowed the public to see
This room, dubbed Rover TV, - American Moon 00:07
This room, dubbed Rover TV,
To transmit images back to Earth, - American Moon 00:09
To transmit images back to Earth,
Obviously, the astronauts could transmit live pictures - American Moon 00:14
Obviously, the astronauts could transmit live pictures
The Earth is approximately 384,000 kilometers from the Moon, - American Moon 00:10
The Earth is approximately 384,000 kilometers from the Moon,
We quote from the NASA website: - American Moon 00:21
We quote from the NASA website:
In other words, by increasing the transmission angle, - American Moon 00:06
In other words, by increasing the transmission angle,
"Orienting the antenna with sufficient precisely was difficult," NASA writes. - American Moon 00:05
"Orienting the antenna with sufficient precisely was di...
Preliminary alignment, using the transmitter axis, - American Moon 00:07
Preliminary alignment, using the transmitter axis,
After that, the astronauts adjusted the precision - American Moon 00:08
After that, the astronauts adjusted the precision
We quote from the instruction manual from NASA: - American Moon 00:15
We quote from the instruction manual from NASA:
This is what the viewfinder of the optical device looked like. - American Moon 00:04
This is what the viewfinder of the optical device looked...
Each square represents an angle of 3 degrees. - American Moon 00:04
Each square represents an angle of 3 degrees.
"High-precision antenna target." says NASA, - American Moon 00:07
"High-precision antenna target." says NASA,
This happens when Earth is seen in the center of the target. - American Moon 00:05
This happens when Earth is seen in the center of the target.
Beyond this point, the video signal will degrade extremely rapidly, - American Moon 00:08
Beyond this point, the video signal will degrade extremely r...
In other words, and a deviation of only two degrees of antenna orientation - American Moon 00:09
In other words, and a deviation of only two degrees of anten...