How to capture Moon landing videos – from grainy to HD

Lights and dust for a Moon shot - ESA/DLR - M. Diegeler

Half a century after humankind stepped onto the lunar surface for the first time, space communications experts are preparing the best coverage possible of the epic moment.

The quality of the video broadcast will be higher than during the Apollo missions, but video professionals will still face challenging lunar constraints, such as bandwidth, signal delays, moonlight and the ubiquitous dust.

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