The original high-quality transmission of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was recorded onto backup magnetic tapes, which were mistakenly wiped by NASA when reusing old tapes due to shortages ...

Netflix adds Apollo 11, the gripping 1969 moon-landing documentary, bringing restored footage of NASA’s most daring mission to screens.

This converted version was what the public saw at home in 1969, which was of lower quality than the video on the magnetic tapes but 'good enough' at the time, according to Dodd.