Re-Live Walter Cronkite’s Coverage Of Apollo 11

By Alex Weprin 

Yes, there was serious, sad news out of Colorado today, but it is also a significant anniversary. 43 Years ago,  Apollo 11 Landed on the Moon. The coverage that is permanently etched in the American psyche from that event was from Walter Cronkite‘s call on CBS.

To remember the occasion, Kottke.org is re-playing all of the CBS coverage in real-time, as it happened. The broadcast has already begun, but there is plenty more to come.

Watch the coverage here.

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