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Written by Derek Kessler on
Thursday, 08 May 2008
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 A few years ago, the Discovery Channel dived into NASA’s archives and pulled out the original film footage from the earliest NASA missions. They took the master reals and rescanned them in high definition in preparation for the upcoming series When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions. NASA, owning the footage, decided to make the new HD library available to the public, releasing more than 100 hours of restored film.
The clips originate from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions and include rocket launches, the Apollo moon landings, the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz orbital docking, the first American spacewalk, and even rare footage of early astronaut training. The public release of the HD films are part of NASA’s upcoming marking of its 50th anniversary.
When We Left Earth will premiere on the Discovery Channel in three weekly installments starting on June 8, 2008. Following in July, the series will be released on both DVD and high definition Blu-ray.
Pre-Order: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, DVD and Blu-ray
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