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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the hosts discuss the mystery of the missing original slow-scan telemetry tapes. They examine how the video signal was transmitted from the moon to Earth and the subsequent "enhancement" of the footage by Hollywood firms.
Three original videotapes of the Apollo 11 moonwalk, which NASA previously admitted were lost, are set to be auctioned at Sotheby's. The tapes were originally purchased by a NASA intern at a government surplus auction in the 1970s for $200 and are now expected to sell for $2 million.
A debate ensues regarding the validity of the Apollo moon landings, specifically focusing on NASA's admission that original telemetry tapes were lost or erased. One host expresses deep skepticism about the first landing while acknowledging the possibility of later flights. The discussion centers on the technical difficulty of passing through radiation belts and the perceived lack of transparency from the government.
The hosts discuss reports that both NASA and the BBC "erased" or "wiped" their original tapes of the 1969 moon landing. They express skepticism about the ability to "restore" degaussed tapes and mock a recent story about a kid's audio recording being used to fill the BBC's archives.
