Astronaut Neil Armstrong , now 78 , was the first to venture onto the moon 's surface after the lunar module Eagle landed on the so-called Sea of Tranquility . NEW : NASA used company that specializes in restoring old Hollywood films . Comment: Some images obtained from kinescopes found in NASA 's film vaults . Videos released just four days before the 40th anniversary of first moonwalk . Videos far superior to the initial dark , fuzzy images but far from crisp .
NEW : NASA used company that specializes in restoring old Hollywood films . Comment: Some images obtained from kinescopes found in NASA 's film vaults . Videos released just four days before the 40th anniversary of first moonwalk . Videos far superior to the initial dark , fuzzy images but far from crisp .