The camera tilt (not pan) was accomplished by a spring-driven mechanism activated by a timer upon stage ignition.
wrong, it was actuated by a controller (person) on the ground and it took three tries to get it right (which is why Apollo 17 was the first one with the great ascent footage)
Excellent news! I was under the impression that shot was a first-time try. But I am happy to learn that it was indisputably real, as news for those who think it was faked. Thanks for the correction!
wrong, it was actuated by a controller (person) on the ground and it took three tries to get it right (which is why Apollo 17 was the first one with the great ascent footage)
Excellent news! I was under the impression that shot was a first-time try. But I am happy to learn that it was indisputably real, as news for those who think it was faked. Thanks for the correction!