Re: Article about how Apollo 17 footage was taken Archived Message
Posted by Sinister Burt on July 31, 2019, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Article about how Apollo 17 footage was taken"
Remote control in itself wold have been simple at that time i think - they just needed a switch from earth at a certain time - a radio signal would suffice - i assume the auto-pan function of the camera that was switched on from earth could have been mechanical (some sort of clockwork). Infra red is a slightly different technology, but switches could have been remotely controlled using simple radio technology way back. In fact i think i remember hearing that nikola tesla demonstrated a radio controlled boat, i guess end of 19th century
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