Cronkite Anchors First Moonwalk

On the 40th anniversary of the world's first moonwalk, watch how legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite anchored the special broadcast.

[@DraconaiMac]

I miss Walter so bad. When he said there were men on the moon I was 9 years old. I ran out into the yard that night and looked at the moon. I felt the urge to cry as I smiled and waved to our guys on the moon.

[@garylobo348]

Did they wave back? Lol... A beautiful story my man.

[@GalaxyGaming10]

While I'm only 16, and I wasn't alive to actually see this (obviously), the scene where Cronkite takes off his glasses is one of the most memorizable moments about the lunar landing I have, well besides the whole "One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind" quote.I mean it just shows the pure intensity of the moment and the revelation of "Holy crap, we actually did it." Oh how I wish I could have been alive to feel it. Here's hoping that my generation sees a Mars landing sometime.

[@khurtpierre118]

let's just hope 🤞🙏

[@rickybojangles162]

My friend, I'm 24 years old now and I hope we get to see and feel those feelings when we first land humans on Mars. That will be our generations input

[@iamamousee1182]

@@rickybojangles162 and, then my grandchildren generation will be Venus or Jupiter, if possible, and I’m 18 rn, so that’s a lot of years before I have grandchildren

[@garylobo348]

@Jonathan Hudgins Obviously that was sincere. The devastation of JFK and the joy of the moon landing were two emotional events at both extremes. That man was no actor, he was the best and most important journalist we've ever had. He narrated the 1960s to America.

[@frankanderson4988]

I'd settle for more trips to the moon....to start. It took 4 days to get to the moon, maybe we should figure out a way to do that regularly and faster before we try for a 6 month trip. And that 6 month trip, the best we can do now happens in a window that is only open every 2 years. Mars is a one way suicide mission right now. "Suicide" isn't the right word, BUT, going there now means you have to be okay with dying there. There's no coming back and after the awe that comes with landing on Mars....the reality of LIVING on Mars might cause some people to have "buyer's remorse". That's a pretty heavy concept to take on. Think about the person you like the least at your job, now imagine he/she being the person that you have to bury, or the person who will bury you. There's tons of stuff we didn't know about the moon during the Apollo Program. There's a way to use the moon as a refuel station using materials that are already there. Flying by the moon with the attitude of "been there, done that" would be the epitome of ignorance and hubris. I'm just saying, we're not even crawling yet....Mars is a full on marathon sprint and no one is ready for that

[@Murph1331]

I would give anything to be able to go back in time and sit in front of a television and see this historic event unfold before my very eyes.

[@PotatoMC1]

There is less lag between the moon and Earth than there is when I try to play video games.

[@nicolabrooke674]

50 years today 3 men went to space in pursuit of making space history bless you Xxx

[@garylobo348]

I was 11. On summer vacation from St. Louis, on our way to Colorado Springs with the family. We were at a hotel somewhere in Kansas in front of a TV, my mom, dad and sister. My father was a stern doctor who never showed emotion at home. But for the first time in my 11 years I saw him cry like a baby when Uncle Walter intoned, "Neil Armstrong, 38 year old American, standing on the surface of the moon" He scared me my dad that day...I was old enough to understand, but not appreciate, what was happening. He of course, a member of the Greatest Generation, could. And today I watch this and tear up every time... remembering now how happy I should've been for my father, and Uncle Walter too..who had to narrate one assassination after another during the 60s. This was his proudest moment too as an American.

[@MangoHombre]

God's speed, Neil Armstrong. Even the Man in the Moon cried.

[@calebclark6696]

This man has covered some of the most historic moments of history

[@marcschneider4845]

What a life he had. Good moments and bad,

[@nathandross5095]

It is still so amazing to see 50 years later.

[@bethanyrl9989]

You can say that again. Almost unbelievable

[@coolhacker1025]

I love the music from the movie Apollo 13. It really adds to the clip, I think.

[@nholt]

Every time I watch this I still get chills.

[@scottmitchell358]

Why?

[@jeffvader811]

@@scottmitchell358 Because it's incredible. Man. On. The. Moon. How long have we been staring at the moon? For all of human history, all 4 million years of it. It was only 400 years ago when Galileo realised that the moon was an actual place with mountains and craters and ravines, and that the Earth was not the centre of the solar system. Only 400 years later, there we were. It's incredibly inspirational to think that we went from horse and cart to spaceships in such a short timescale, it inspires me to strive for the impossible. It reminds us that there isn't an impossible, we can do anything.

[@khurtpierre118]

@@scottmitchell358 yeah what Jeff Vader typed

[@waynehatton4136]

Thanks for your help Stanley.

[@nodlon20]

Loved it! I was 15 years old when I watched this and it's as fresh in my memory as if it were just yesterday! Beautiful clip with the soundtrack of Apollo 13!!! Beautiful!

[@theundercoveratheist]

I was 17 when Walter told me that JFK . And I cried with Walter. I was 23 when Walter told me that Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon. I was in my 20's when Walter stood courageously against the corrupt powers in high places through telling me on each & every tragic day how many of our bravest & poorest of young men were killed in Vietnam. I was 22 when Walter told me that MLKJR & RFK were murdered, When I was 23 Walter did not tell me about Woodstock because I was there! I sure miss Walter!

[@pascalxavier3367]

I was 10 when JFK was shot and 16 when Armstrong is supposed to have set foot on the moon, but I did not witness the event because I was then abroad and outside; but finally I don't regret it, because I now doubt the event.

[@-danR]

@@pascalxavier3367 For some people, enough "but why, if...?"s from enough speciously credible sources are enough to trigger, and then reinforce doubt. At that point, it congeals into solid rock and becomes impervious to anything looking like a knowledgeable and logical refutation. I suppose the right approach is to ask two questions: 1. Is there any _confirmatory_ evidence at all that has impressed you that someone did indeed land and walk on the moon? 2. What evidence can you think of that would be confirmatory if it were presented?

[@blacklist9272]

I was 10 years old in 1969 and wathced this

[@khurtpierre118]

wait WHAT!

[@lolaclyde7915]

get a lump in my throat watching that. Our country needs to be proud like that again.

[@glennsampson5945]

I was too young at the time to fully appreciate the historical significance of the event but watching this again after all these years still brings me goose bumps.

[@garylobo348]

Me too.

[@junkers1337]

I'm seriously hoping I'm alive when and if we ever land on Mars. I don't even give a shit which country does so considering we are all human.

[@PotatoMC1]

I hope they work together... like they did for the moo- oh wait...

[@brain8484]

PotatoMC not if old orange bonce is in charge which i doubt , it will be 20 yrs in the future

[@simpsonsfan09]

49 years ago today. Ohio will always be proud of you, Neil.

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

50 years today. I am not from Ohio but I will always look up to Mr. Armstrong. He was a legend of a man. I was fortunate enough to be in the presence of and talk to for about 5 minutes once 16 years ago. My father and I were in the waiting room of a hospital visiting while my brother had some blood work done to check his lithium levels. I was ten years old and loved everything about aviation and I still do. I think I had read his biography five times but had never seen a picture of him as an older gentleman. He struck up a conversation with my dad and I because that's what people did when they were bored and did not have smartphones yet. They called a Mr. Armstrong and he got up and said it was good talking to us. It was not until about two hours later when I had realized the man we had just talked to was wearing a Purdue shirt. By that point we were in the car. At the time we were about 5 hours from where my brothers doctor was so I immediately searched him on the primitive internet when we got home later that night. I met an American hero, my idol, and I did not even realize it which still to this day really makes me sad. He was a true gentleman and I wish I had realized it because still to this day I have a million questions. Today brought that memory up. One I will tell my grand kids one day I hope.

[@rickpeuser233]

Tang and Walter and Wally! What a great time to be young! Thank you for posting!

[@JiraiyaTheGallant44]

Born a few decades too late to see Cronkite, but it's a pleasure to listen to his broadcasts.

[@Auntangieh55]

RIP Neil Armstrong, thank you for taking that giant leap for us.

[@FoulMouthedChick]

Why can't things like this happen more often? A single, breathtaking moment in history, uniting people all across the world, sharing their dreams and hopes for the future. I sincerely hope that mankind will eventually put aside its petty struggles and strive for a better tomorrow together.

[@harryandruschak2843]

Please do not feed the anti-NASA and/or flat-earth trolls. Let them eat the contents of their diapers. Thank you. PS: I worked at JPL 1974-1986. Do you have a problem with that?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

As a hypercritical teenager, I was very disappointed that the shuttle didn't look more "Space age". But when I saw the first launch on TV, it became one of the most beautiful things I ever saw. Thank you to you and your colleagues for brining the stars close to us.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@Wes McGee I wasn't slapping them in the face. I was just saying that as a teenager having grown up being shown what space craft were going to be in 1980, I was nonplussed at the design. Obviously it was a functional and practical design. And read my last two sentences.

[@jeffvader811]

What programmes did you work on? I'd love to hear about your contributions to humanity!

[@suekennedy8917]

LOL! Sure you did. They should have used Howard Cosell. Play by play for the fake moon landing. AstroNOTS movements on the moon are not consistent with the video @Reduced Gravity Simulator for Study of Man's Self Locomotion@. No video of a Geiger counter on the moon or showing the radiation inside the moon dust contaminated LEM. No video showing the astroNOTS inside the LEM during ascent and descent. No video of the astroNOTS attaching themselves to the LEM to prevent being tossed around during ascent, descent, and in case of the emergency abort ascent back to orbit. Lots of videos of the technicians helping the astroNOTS with their pressure suits, but no video of the astronNOTS putting on their moon suits, back packs, and testing them for leaks. No video from inside the LEM showing an astroNOT entering or leaving the LEM from the front hatch. No video of the astroNOTS moving the fake moon rocks into the LEM from the moon. No video showing an astroNOT going from the moon and onto the ladder and up the ladder. No radar station on the moon to verify the orbiting CSMs period and orbit relative to the LEM. Moon landing was filmed inside the LEM simulator. Total hoax.

[@sign543]

Sue Kennedy

[@oddeyed3]

Dear Emma, I write this so you can see what your birthday means. I remember watching these historic events in 1969. It was truly amazing! I was at the 30th anniversary celebration in 1999 at NASA-JSC and waiting to receive word of your birth. The day was exciting just recalling what it meant -- the joy the world felt. I had no idea that Neil Armstrong would appear and that I would get to shake his hand. Later I heard you had arrived on July 20! Love & Best Wishes for every day of your life!

[@jeffvader811]

Gives me the chills every time. I can only hope that I will be able to witness a Mars landing, and be able to see an event that will be remembered for hundreds of years to come. Godspeed.

[@joeblow7008]

the next step after the moon is to reach a planet that can support human life. we couldve gone to mars 40 years ago but theres no point, its a frigid wasteland.

[@joeblow7008]

1:58 the rarest and most profound emotion. we should consider ourselves lucky if we can feel it just once.

[@starskunk]

RIP Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Cronkite.

[@PH-un8bo]

Great to see Cronkite really enjoying this, considering all the misery he had to broadcast the previous few years

[@compaq2441]

awesome.......... for a brief moment in time every person in the world was mesmerized by that moment.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

yes, i watched it with my family and can remember the dead silence in the room. When Armstrong said the triumphant words ........... "tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed". The room burst in to tears.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@@ANTHONY0808able my mother took me outside and pointed to the full moon and said "There are men walking around on there".

[@jeffvader811]

I can't even imagine how that felt, it must have been incredible.

[@eamonhorahan666]

I was 8 years old. since alan shepard launched on my birthday I was always a space nut. but we moved into our new house on that night.... yes, july 20, 1969. we were still unpacking..... and I was setting up the portable color tv. everyone was exhausted and I did everything I could to keep them up.... but by 11 pm..... when it happened.... I was the only one up. saw it live. one of the proudest moments of my life. so when Andrew Cuomo says America was 'never that great' I hope that new York... and the rest of America... remembers those words...... mr. Cuomo those words WILL come back to haunt you. again sir.... remember those words.

[@JacobPhilipRenae]

The woman or man who first steps foot on Mars is going to have to top Armstrong's "one small step" line, and that's not a writing assignment I envy.

[@patricialetort7360]

Oh how I remember this!!! What a great world we live in! This is a pleasure to watch again at my age...

[@RELATE1000]

Thanks for making me cry at work. Hook'em Walter. God Bless you Neil, Buzz and Michael.

[@arthurkyriazis]

One of my cherished childhood memories.

[@maximillianosaben]

I was born in 1990, yet watching this still brings a tear to my eye. One of the proudest moments of our country, and one heck of an achievement for the human race.

[@Grisu.]

then why have we never gone back? why did they destroy all the telemetry data, why does this footage look like a toy model against a scrolling back drop?

[@jayizzett]

Ha. They called the White House. People like you are why we are in these worlds of lies. Cause you believe everything the tv and gov tells you

[@flaviadrago1172]

@@jayizzett do you know that Apollo went back to moon 5 times more, right? don't be so silly.

[@nitestryker7]

If the world would stop our fuckery and actually be nice to eachother, we would be on Mars already. We spend more money to defend ourselves from fellow human beings than we do to explore space.

[@Lafayette320]

Great; Dick Nixon making the most historic telephone call; and Cronkite's narration, "...38 year old American walking on the surface of he moon." Great moments in history; great days.

[@bottledsoul]

The internet will never reproduce Walter Cronkite!

[@mackieap]

Fantastic, simply fantastic.

[@bamaguy5000]

One moment in time where our whole world United as one. Such a wonderful feeling.

[@GComas-jn2yc]

Hi CBS , I was only 7 years old playing outside when my mom begged me to come inside. I said in a grumpy attitude,”awww mom, what do you want?” Mom said that there’s gonna be a man on the Moon 🌙. I was puzzled 😕, confused 🤷🏽‍♂️ into think 💭 “a man on the Moon. No one has ever been there.” So I followed mom to the bedroom where my dad was watching on the black and white TV. Before I say anything... let you know that I am deaf. A deaf kid with full maximum questions asking mom about the Apollo. Such questions like,”If there’s man on the Moon, how did these camera 🎥 get to the Moon?” Mom explained the camera was established in the Moon before these Astronauts got there. Hmmmm 🤔. “Why are we going to the Moon?” She as a Science teacher explained,”We will be the the first ever on the Moon.” I became fascinated about Spaceflights ever since. Now I do remembered Walter Cronkite was talking,”Blah blah blah this, blah blah blah that.” In 1969 there wasn’t any captioning during that day as there are today. I had to fully depend on my mom to tell me what’s going on. Now listen CBS, today is July 27, 2020. I would greatly appreciated if you put on captioning for those who are deaf. Once these captions are set, I can relive these memories again. I checked to see if there’s caption. To my disappointment, there isn’t any. I know that the media department can create captions to this video. Yes, I WANNA relive these memories. It’s the greatest historical thing about stepping out on the Moon. If these guys (Apollo Astronauts) set foot on the Moon, then surely there will be others maybe colonize the Moon & Mars. I am begging you (CBS), put on the captions. Thank you.

[@davidfredenburg8283]

I WAS 13 IN '69' . EVERY EYE THAT COULD SEE, AND EVERY EAR THAT COULD HEAR WAS PAYING ATTENTION BY WHAT EVER MEENS THEY HAD IN WHATEVER COUNTRY THEY WERE IN. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, FOR SETTING THAT GOAL FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

[@MelBee128]

Cronkite seemed almost emotional when he was describing what's happening. Not JFK assassination emotional but excited. He even took his glasses off again.

[@gundamprototypessr6773]

Man, I was born in 1985 and I was feeling as excited as mr Cronkite was watching the exact moment of moon landing on KZbin...

[@vert442]

He’s a good actor.

[@bdcowboy22]

Walter was a Lefty but he had class and standards. He’s a thousand times better than anyone on TV today.

[@dorkandproudofit]

As a "Lefty" myself I can say this is one of those few things Americans of all stripes can universally agree upon; Kronkite was a rare breed possessed of an integrity sorely needed today, on both sides of the aisle. I still hold out hope that we might see that sort of individual again someday, but there was and will always be only one Walter Kronkite.

[@tomz58]

Especially FOX News

[@pattywalden7900]

God damn I am learning this in class

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

James Horner’s Suite from Apollo 13 - A Universal Picture.

[@ericpeters5524]

I remember these broadcasts back when I could stand CBS now I want to kick the screen in.

[@scottmyers63]

Vivid memories of both the moon landing...and Cronkite's passing a year ago.

[@peregrinec5477]

Why would anybody give this a "thumbs down?"

[@thehaughtcorner]

Because Cronkite insisted on inserting himself into the moment, almost stepping on Armstrong's first words with his useless babble. And maybe because when Apollo11 landed, he could only say, "Oh, boy!"

[@bgdddyweave77]

Wow... just.... wow.

[@SigmaWolf-in2mr]

Boy, do I miss this man. Hi still would blow away the competition. msnbc and cnn would be cannon fodder in the news industry. Best wishes to Mr. Cronkite's Family and Friends.

[@yudhabagaskara98]

happy birthday walter

[@nodlon20]

Can words really describe the feelings and the emotions of the moment? I don't think they can!

[@jfrockon]

ONLY Mr.Cronkite could tell it like it was. RIP Walter.

[@ThrilloVanHouten]

...whoa!

[@manhbx96]

the best ratings and CBS was the most watched network for these missions

[@pubear1128]

I think that with out youtube we wouldn't be able to view videos like this...

[@jeffnaslund]

Saw this happen when it happened. I was nine

[@puremusicdaz]

what falls through the window on the right at 1:37?

[@schrodingerscat3912]

RIP Cronkite

[@simpsonsfan09]

RIP Neil Armstrong, one of Ohio's greatest sons.

[@mafmaf82]

I didn’t realize cbs has had a website since 1969

[@dr3754]

WAAAAAA PAAA KONETA !!!

[@nodlon20]

@scottmyers63 Me too. Seems like a time in our lives was over with when Cronkite passed away. He was so enthusiastic about the space program and it was contagious. I wish our country would get more back to doing things like this again! I feel like we're going backwards!!

[@nodlon20]

@MrMonkeyman898 It was incredible, but I only saw it onl TV, but from what I've heard over the years from eyewitness accounts of people right there at the beach, they said the earth was shaking like an earthquake and the sound.....well I can't even imagine how it sounded to them, they probably had to cover their ears! But I will never, ever forget it. It was so beautiful and so exciting!! I was 15 years old and for a teenager, it was a really amazing thing to witness!!

[@minsawna]

They look transparent in the videos of them on the moon

[@Agarwaen]

and?

[@TheOneforbrian]

Our generation is gonna go no where.

[@brianc4056]

Whats the music at the start with the drums

[@wontonproductionsinc]

Shoeless Brian it's from the movie Apollo 13

[@jsilence418]

@linuxluver New Zealand appears to be an awesome spot, feed his kind to the sharks, and it would be perfect there!

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

@corvettels9 Sure as hell does. Do you have an ad blocker on your browser?! I use Firefox and I have an ad blocker from their add ons that I downloaded. Best thing in the world. Seriously.

[@mariohendriks1]

Who knows the name of the song/play @1:40?

[@twistedfuk666]

i wonder if they wrote this script at bohemian grove

[@Startrekboy1138]

Only one way the Doubters (not me) will ever realize it's real: Hook up Neil Armstong to a lie detector! :p

[@PPKDude852]

I forgot what's the song they play in this video?

[@benderbot44]

We need to do this again, except with Mars.

[@jsilence418]

@RichardMontalban The plaaane ! the plaaane ! come now ricardo, man did not walk on the moon, but the U.S. and Russia did achieve space flight at least to Earths' orbit.

[@SilverSpecter51]

This isn't a conspiracy, especially if they can see the remnants on the lunar surface today!

[@pascalxavier3367]

There are no remnants of Apollo on the moon, all the LRO photos are fake.

[@corvettels9]

the ad at the beginning really ruins the video.

[@nodlon20]

@baldurus1 AMEN to that!

[@woody2327]

@corvettels9 Thumbs up and agree!

[@DietTimboSlice]

Adblocker plus yo.

[@johnnyshilo]

take the ad out

[@Rob260259]

@sheerskylane I hope I'm 60 in 2019... :-)

[@jsilence418]

@RichardMontalban Smile tatoo smile! remember when you used to say that? yes man has been to space ,not the overwhelming space between your ears ricardo, but outer space !

[@johnv2232]

Man on the 🌕!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 WOW! Americans on the Moon! Mabye we can do it again with the new SLS rocket? Launch date-November 14th! This time go back to the Moon and set up a 🇺🇸lunar base.

[@cantstandya2]

Did Cronkite call the moon a planet at 1:10?

[@domcplnc]

They should have been using an X-something spacecraft, but that didn't happen either.

[@Sturmvogel]

@jsilence418 lol. I bet you believe that missiles hit the WTC too. haha

[@corvettels9]

@bubblinbrownsugar616 I use Google Chrome. I'm not sure if it has an ad-blocker--I never checked. I have firefox, but chrome is just so much faster.

[@jsilence418]

@RichardMontalban Hey you were great on Star trek as khan, but face it Ricardo you are just being silly.

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

Is there an actual live unedited moon landing or did NASA burn those tapes as well?

[@kylepirko9251]

Shouldn't there be a significant delay in the audio transmissions from the states to the moons surface?

[@RichardMontalban]

@jsilence418 Huh? What you talking about?

[@jsilence418]

@RichardMontalban No mr rourke, man wasn't on the moon but he was in space, and still is ! you try to put the onus on me, you must prove man was not in space! were you the latino actor married to Esther Williams? or was it that other guy? Fernando Romero?

[@ladelame1]

Yeah, Nixon does kinda spoil it doesnt he?

[@chrisst8922]

So was Cronkite in on it? Did he have to cover when they switched over to the studio at Area 51?

[@Agarwaen]

herpderp

[@ryanwfrederick]

Every time I see that launch video, with the red U, S, and A going past the camera, I just about lose it. Not just the greatest nation in the world, but the greatest civilization in history.

[@martingarcialopez7459]

gran momento, pero no hay aire en la luna y la bandera aparece flameando lo que hace reflexionar acerca de si el hombre en verdad estuvo en la luna y si la teroria de que todo fue una farsa es verdadera

[@dr3754]

a veces necesitas más que tu corazón latino, necesitas usar tu cerebro papa.

[@davidfredenburg8283]

AND THE ONLY WOODSTOCK I REMEMBER CAME ON A AK-47

[@davidfredenburg8283]

IF YOU REMEMBER THE '60'S. YOU WEREN'T THERE