We Have Achieved Transmission

... But it wasn't easy, according to this article in the July 21, 1969 Tulsa World.

The final paragraph compares the "brilliant, high-resolution" broadcasts from Apollo 11 to the "jerky, snowy" video provided by Apollo 7.  Don't forget that the video footage we see from 1969, which makes some roll their eyes in disgust at its low-fi, was a high achievement for its time.  Who knows in what ways future generations will look down their noses on this year's 4K, stereo-in-your-nose, smell-eriffic tech?

See you Monday, we've only a few posts left before running out!