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NPR is the best thing that has happened to radio and media. All Things Considered, Fresh Air, On Point, and Car Talk are some of the best programs on radio.
After three years of searching for the Apollo 11 tapes, NASA concluded that the footage of the first manned moon landing is probably lost forever. How come I never knew that Apollo 11 footage was lost?
Actually, I thought I remembered seeing last summer that the tapes were recovered in Australia. I searched and found this article: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/110442/WORLD-EXCLUSIVE-N...
A more detailed article here, "Fridge-sized tape recorder could crack lunar mysteries", ABC News, Nic MacBean ~ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/10/2415393.htm There is a point made in the article by Dr. Harrison (Jack) Schmitt - last astronaut on the moon - that the "dust detector" data collected by Dr. O'Brian is the most significant environmental problem that has to be investigated. Finding the vision tapes while historically significant isn't as important as the data for future missions.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
"It's a shame that your page is lost, but at least it's in good company; stick around to browse through NPR stories about lost people, places and things that still haven't turned up." Followed by: Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Hoffa, Waldo, etc.
Not helpful for the person who's trying to find the missing page, but entertaining.