40th Anniversary Remastering
This episode was remastered in 2006 and aired on May 3, 2008 as part of the remastered Original Series. It was preceded a week earlier by the remastered "Mudd's Women" and followed a week later by the remastered "Court Martial." Aside from remastered video and audio, and the all-CGI animation of the USS Enterprise that is standard among the revisions, specific changes to this episode also include:
- Earth has been given a more realistic appearance, and the Moon also appears in these shots alongside it; however, it has been noticed that in the new CGI version, Earth appears to be rotating in the wrong direction, while it was correct in the original version. This appears because the shot is "tracking" the Enterprise, which causes the Earth to move slowly westward.
- A matte shot combining stock footage of the rocket with new footage of the actors has been cleaned up and stabilized.
- NASA stock footage has been enhanced, possibly from new copies.
Read more about this topic: Assignment: Earth
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