New footage of Neil Armstrong moonwalk surfaces

WASHINGTON: Previously lost footage of Neil Armstrong's 1969 moonwalk will be shown in Australia next week.

The recording, unnoticed for years in archives in Australia, shows the first few minutes of the astronaut's descent from Apollo 11. The footage, which was misplaced for years, is believed to be some of the best-quality pictures of the moonwalk.

"NASA were using the Goldstone (California) station signal, which had its settings wrong, but in the signals being received by the Australian stations, you can actually see Armstrong, " historian John Sarkissian said. "In what people have seen before, you can barely see Armstrong at all."

The footage was recorded in Australia while NASA was still trying to get hold of the signal being beamed from the moon.

The footage, which lasts a few minutes, will be shown at an awards ceremony in Sydney held by Australian Geographic magazine. Fellow Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be the guest of honor.