Mr. Sarkissian (above), an Australian scientist studying the role of
Parkes telescope in
Apollo 11 mission,
found the shocked news:
THE heart-stopping moments when Neil Armstrong took his first tentative steps onto another world are defining images of the 20th century: grainy, fuzzy, unforgettable.
But just 37 years after Apollo 11, it is feared the magnetic tapes that recorded the first moon walk - beamed to the world via three tracking stations, including Parkes's famous "Dish" - have gone missing at NASA's Goddard Space Centre in Maryland.
A desperate search has begun amid concerns the tapes will disintegrate to dust before they can be found.
via
Neatorama
Mr. Sarkissian (above), an Australian scientist studying the role of Parkes telescope in Apollo 11 mission, found the shocked news:
