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apollo16uvc | Which person was responsible for controlling the camera from Apollo 15 to 17. And which console had the necessary controls for the job? Does anybody have photos of this console? |
Jim Behling | INCO (Instrumentation and Communications Officer). |
Blackarrow | There is at least one photograph (from Apollo 15) showing Ed Fendell at the console controlling the movement of the rover-mounted TV camera. There is a TV monitor to his left showing the live picture. I don't have a serial number for the picture but it should be easily traceable. (NB: Simply google "Ed Fendell" and you find the photograph, and others.) |
Space Cadet Carl | Fendell did an amazing job under the circumstances. He had a 1.3 second delay on the downlink and another 1.3 second delay for his push button reactions to reach the rover. He deserved the Emmy Award he received for his efforts. |
oly | I seem to remember a documentary that spent some time covering the topic of the Apollo 17 lunar liftoff film. It may be the "Last Man on The Moon" documentary. I don't have available time to watch it now to confirm, somebody here may be able to remember. |
Space Cadet Carl | Ed Fendell monitoring Apollo 15. |
NavyPilot | Two INCO "Captain Videos": Ed Fendell and Gran Pennington in Building 30 during Apollo 15. Another shot of Fendell: |
Blackarrow | For the record, the bottom of the three pictures is the one to which I was referring. It appears in my Apollo 15 scrapbook (compiled long before Apollo 16). |