You also have to bear in mind that many of the recordings you hear in mainstream media have been edited. As an example, during the landing of Apollo 11, the radio transmissions as we hear them in documentaries etc. often go ".. Ok engine stop... Houston, Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed."
But if you listen to the original recording, they actually said a bunch more technical stuff after "engine stop" which has been edited out of most recordings that we hear today.
Also, Amstrong's "one small step" quote is often edited. He left a long pause in the middle which is sometimes included but sometimes edited out.
Similarly, delays due to signal travel time have probably been edited out of many recordings for inclusion in documentary programs etc.
So any claim that there are inconsistencies in the delays, must be based on original (not edited) recordings.
Can you give references to the recordings you are talking about?
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