Apollo

How KPRC-TV covered historic Apollo 11 mission

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Robert Johnson operating a TV Pool camera at MSC during Apollo 11, July, 1969_1562547256266.JPG.jpg
A little before 1PM on July 29, 1969, a helicopter lands at the Post Oak Studios. A man holding a cardboard box jumps from the copter, and, running across the lawn, passes the box to Carroll Wilson who rushes it into an area just off the studio. The opened box reveals a number of 8 x 10 still photographs and a single spool of 16mm film. Bob Stallworth loads the film to a variable speed projector that is aimed at a field lens while a camera operator shoots the field lens with a GE studio camera. At 1PM (the designated release time) the projector rolls and Jon Burkhart pushes the button to feed the film clip to the network pool. With this series of events, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module landing sequence is first released for all to see.
Work schedule for video engineers during 2nd week of Apollo 11, July 20, 1969._1562448105462.jpg.jpg
Video flow drawing by Leonard Pattillo for Apollo 11 pool coverage. Remotes 1-3 are feeds from the Astronauts' homes. June 24, 1969_1562448104442.jpg.jpg
Video Engineering Department time sheet for hours charged to Apollo 11 pool coverage, July 19, 1969_1562448103249.jpg.jpg
Site survey map for MSC Building #37 in preparation for arrival of Apollo 11 crew and moon rocks, July, 1969_1562448102470.jpg.jpg
Site survey drawings for remote pool pickups from the Apollo 11 astronauts' homes, ca June 26, 1969._1562448101506.jpg.jpg
Paul Huhndorff's memo to staff detailing setup requirements for Apollo 11, June 26, 1969_1562448100572.jpg.jpg
Partial timesheet of production crew charged to pool coverage for Apollo 11, July 19, 1969_1562448099522.jpg.jpg
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Letter to CBS summarizing KPRC's charges for Apollo 11 TV-Pool coverage, August 15, 1969_1562448097784.jpg.jpg
Letter from Carl Prince to Jack McGrew thanking the KPRC crew for their work on the Apollo 11 TV Pool coverage, September 24, 1969_1562448097092.jpg.jpg
First page of preliminary timeline for Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Walk on the Moon, May 7, 1969_1562448095568.jpg.jpg
First page of KPRC Radio's schedule for coverage of Apollo 11, July, 1969_1562448095343.jpg.jpg
The space race isn't even close. AP wire service copy showing "Apollo Boxscore" after the sucessful Apollo 11 mission, July 25, 1969.

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Robert Johnson operating a TV Pool camera at MSC during Apollo 11, July, 1969_1562547256266.JPG.jpg