http://www.whiotv.com/news/16178649/detail.html
Fifty years ago, NASA began its journey into space. Now never-before-seen footage from Gemini, Mercury and Apollo missions is being unveiled. It's part of a project between NASA and Discovery Channel to restore more than 150 hours of old film and convert it to high definition. "This was no easy task," said Discovery Communications Founder and Chairman John Hendricks. "The Apollo footage was filmed on specially adapted light-weight film that 40 years later had literally curled at the edges. After the film was taken from the freezer, it had to be left to warm over two days before it could be transferred by a special machine that would read the curled edges."
Many of the clips, including White's space walk, will be part of a Discovery Channel series called, "When We Left Earth," scheduled to air June 8, 15 and 22 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
Fifty years ago, NASA began its journey into space. Now never-before-seen footage from Gemini, Mercury and Apollo missions is being unveiled. It's part of a project between NASA and Discovery Channel to restore more than 150 hours of old film and convert it to high definition. "This was no easy task," said Discovery Communications Founder and Chairman John Hendricks. "The Apollo footage was filmed on specially adapted light-weight film that 40 years later had literally curled at the edges. After the film was taken from the freezer, it had to be left to warm over two days before it could be transferred by a special machine that would read the curled edges."
Many of the clips, including White's space walk, will be part of a Discovery Channel series called, "When We Left Earth," scheduled to air June 8, 15 and 22 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
