In Search Of: The original video data recordings from Apollo 11. The original video downlink that's now missing, was incompatible with other equipment, so what we've been watching all these years of Neal Armstrong's "one small step for (a) man", was re-shot from a video monitor on the ground.

Maybe they should look on eBay?

Here's the report on the search from the scientists at Parkes Austraila.

There was a very nice little movie called The Dish about receiving that video. You wouldn't think that such a thing would be exciting enough to make a movie about. But the quaint local goings on in 1960's Parkes Austraila combined with the mistakes and bad weather that nearly prevented that video from ever being seen make this movie a Thumbs Up.

Actors Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington and Tom Long on their "Cricket Field"

Sam Neill in the movie

The real deal: Chief of the CSIRO Radiophysics Division, Dr. Edward "Taffy" Bowen (right), with John Shimmins, deputy director of Parkes Observatory, in the control room watching the moonwalk (21 July 1969). Likley the tape being searched for is being written on the tape deck at the back of the room. Photo credit CSIRO.

Posted 13:44 GMT by Dennis Collins