A reader asks:

Jonah, I am not a nut who thinks the moon landings were faked, I do believe we landed men on the moon and even played golf there, but one thing has always puzzled me. How was the first moon landing filmed? If no one else had landed before Aldrin & Armstrong, who was filming it? Were cameras mounted on the outside of the lander? Any thoughts? I’ve tried to Google “moon landing film”, but only get kook sites debunking the landings. Inquiring minds want to know!

Update: There’s no need for any readers to answer the question any further (I’m trying to avoid a redundant deluge). From a reader:

Re: How was the first moon landing filmed? I think the article linked explains that. The camera was mounted outside the lander, as your e-mailer suggests. Your reader is not suggesting it was filmed from the surface, is he? I can’t recall ever seeing video of that. Taking off, I think yes. But that could be done by leaving a camera behind.

More on the camera here .