Awesome Thing of the Evening (That Isn't Zodling-related, mind. ^_^ )

[sethrak]

Rescued high-quality images from Lunar Orbiter 1, back in 1966, slowly being restored via jury-rigged obsolete data tapes and drive readers:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lunar22-2009mar22,0,931431.story?page=1

I am amazed and delighted that they were able to get those machines running again. ^_^ And delighted that Ms. Evans' determination paid off.

Can't wait til they eventually digitize the images and release them to the public. :D




(Edited for century fail. ::smacks fingers:: There were no lunar orbiters in eighteensixty-six, except in steampunk novels! )

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[thoth-of-nd.livejournal.com]

Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are so disappointed...