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Friday, June 19, 2009

The National Archives on YouTube

Today marks the official launch of the YouTube channel for the U.S. government's National Archives. Go here for the main page.

For an entertaining -- and, by today's standards, long -- documentary about photographing the surface of the moon in 1967, watch Assignment: Shoot the Moon. The film is quaint and a little cheesy, but about eight minutes into it the musical soundtrack gets ultra-groovy, with tablas and electric guitars adding eerie drama to shots of the moon. Overall it's an informative piece and a video time capsule from the days when they were planning to touch down on the moon.

Labels: Apollo Mission, National Archives

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