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The technician who installed the camera on the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) . The MESA was an equipment bay located on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module (LM).
When Neil Armstrong was descending the LM ladder, he stopped after hopping onto the top rung and pulled a D-Handle. This unfolded the MESA on which the TV camera was mounted and positioned to be pointing at the ladder.
From the mission transcript:
109:21:03 Armstrong: Okay. (Pause)
109:21:07 Aldrin: Did you get the MESA out?
109:21:09 Armstrong: I'm going to pull it now. (Pause)
109:21:18 Armstrong: Houston, the MESA came down all right.
109:21:22 McCandless: This is Houston. Roger. We copy. Standing by for your TV.
109:21:39 Armstrong: Houston, this is Neil. Radio check.
109:21:42 McCandless: Neil, this is Houston. Loud and clear. Break. Break. Buzz, this is Houston. Radio check, and verify TV circuit breaker in.
109:21:54 Aldrin: Roger, TV circuit breaker's in. And read you loud and clear.
109:22:00 McCandless: Roger. (Pause)
109:22:06 McCandless: And we're getting a picture on the TV.
109:22:09 Aldrin: You got a good picture, huh?
109:22:11 McCandless: There's a great deal of contrast in it; and currently it's upside-down on our monitor, but we can make out a fair amount of detail.
See the links below for images of the MESA and how the camera was mounted.
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