andy saunders spent more than a decade trolling through 35,000 images in nasa's archive studying eachframe by frame. even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. >> this was an image of interest. quite simple. we look and build up and start to stretch that. what is actually in the frame. lo and behold. apollo died in 1969. -- apollo nine in 1969. each image is being restored to give us the terrace view ever from these does -- vistas of the cratered service to the eagle lunar module and a glimpse of what everyday life was like for the astronauts. they even filmed the golf ball lost on the lunar surface as alan shepard took his hobby into space. only five people havwalked on the moon. charlie duke was one of them. he is on hand to capture what the experience was really like. >> it is spectacular terrain. the beauty of it. the contrast between the blackness of space and is a horizon of the moon, i will never forget it. >> now, others will soon see this for themselves. next week, nasa's new rocket will attempt to launch for the first time, attempting

andy saunders left his dayjob to restore thousands of images of the apollo missions, which had been lockedlift—off. we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. the voice of presidentjohn f kennedy on the apollo missions, which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now, the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent more than a decade trawling through 35,000 images held in nasa's archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and we'll build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, there's commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9, in 1969. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced, pixel by pixel, to give us the clearest view we've ever had o

andy saunders left his dayjob to restore thousands of images of the apollo missions, which had been lockedon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. the voice of presidentjohn f kennedy on the apollo missions, which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now, the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent more than a decade trawling through 35,000 images held in nasa's archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and we'll build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, there's commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9, in 1969. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced, pixel by pixel, to give us the clearest view we've ever had of the moon landings. from vistas of

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andy saunders left his dayjob to restore thousands of images of the apollo missions, which had been lockedis decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. the voice of presidentjohn f kennedy on the apollo missions, which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now, the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent more than a decade trawling through 35,000 images held in nasa's archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and we'll build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, there's commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9, in 1969. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced, pixel by pixel, to give us the clearest view we've ever had of the moon landings. from vistas of the cra

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andy saunders spent more than 10,000 hours searching through images of the apollo mission which untilpollo missions, which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. the incredible images allowed the world to share the astronauts' experience of the lunar surface. houston, tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent more than a decade trawling through 35,000 images held in nasa's archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and we'll build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, there's commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9 in 1969. and what we saw as a window is actually a reflection of the docking window reflected on his bubble helmet. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced pixel by pixel to give us

andy saunders left his dayjob to restore thousands of images of the apollo missions, which had been lockedonauts. and they've even revealed the golf ball lost on the lunar surface five decades ago, as alan shepard took his hobby into space. only 12 people have ever walked on the moon. charlie duke was one of them. he's been on hand to check whether the restored pictures capture what the experience was really like. it's a spectacular terrain and the beauty of it — sharp contrast between the blackness of space and the horizon of the moon. i'll never forget it. it was so dramatic. now others will soon get to see this for themselves. next week, nasa's new megarocket will attempt to launch for the first time. eventually, it will be returning humans to the moon. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. for 50 years, we've been captivated by the apollo missions — witnesses to history as it unfolds — but soon, the moon will be viewed through the eyes of a new generation. rebecca morelle, bbc news. incredible images there. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon, c