The ‘lost’ NASA tapes

Detail of the Earthrise picture taken by the first Lunar Orbiter in 1966, as rendered at the time.

Detail of the Earthrise picture taken by the first Lunar Orbiter in 1966, rendered with modern technology.

A MacBook Pro and forty-year-old tape drives are helping restore the original Lunar Orbiter tapes.

Liquid nitrogen, vegetable steamers, Macintosh workstations and old, refrigerator-size tape drives. These are just some of the tools a new breed

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