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Shooting the Apollo Moonwalks: RCA's contribution to the Manned Space Program

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As a kid, Sam Russell grew up tinkering with electronics and dreaming of travel to the moon. Fascinated with the prospects of the Apollo project, he joined the team at RCA's Astro Space Division to help bring the final three Apollo lunar explorations into the living rooms of hundreds of millions of people.

Come hear about Russell's experiences working on the Apollo missions and the history of the development of the camera and communications systems that he helped build.