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Who filmed the moon landing? Neil Armstrong first steps?
I toured the Kennedy Space Center and the Smithsonian exhibits. I had the exact same impression you did. Much of it looked like old aeronautic equipment. Lots of removable panels with knobs and toggle switches. Cramped and uncomfortable - IIRC, most of the early astronauts were all under 6 feet.*GHETTOBLASTER » Today, 12:13 pm » wrote: ↑ The moon landing was filmed using cameras developed by RCA and Westinghouse, with the Westinghouse black and white camera capturing Neil Armstrong's first steps on the lunar surface. The footage was transmitted back to Earth and broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide.
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I see no reason to doubt that explanation.
I toured the Space Museum while stationed at Redstone Arsenal in 1975.
They had a few of the space capsules on display.
They also had the Saturn V engine...
What struck me was how "ordinary" the space capsules looked as far as construction methods, materials and devices were concerned.
If you are familiar with what MILSPEC aeronautical equipment looks like..those early space capsules had no surprises, outside of how minimalistic they were.