50 years ago, Apollo 11 began its voyage into American history

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[ammosophobia]

I am glad they included the original news coverage and commercials because it makes watching this feel more 'real' and 'current' ... I can have it on like it were normal TV and imagine that it were 1969. Thanks!

[dwarftoad]

Some places to skip ahead to:
6:42 Wally Schirra
25:50 Astronauts board the van
48:00 Astronauts enter the tower elevator
50:50 Astronauts cross from the tower to the spacecraft, begin boarding



58:02 Newscast resumes after commercial break, astronauts continue to board

1:07:05 CBS News reports on members of congress etc watching the launch
1:11:04 News: War in El Salvador and Honduras (the "Football war"), James Earl Ray, flooding in midwest, weather report,

1:15:50 News: Vietnam

1:19:59 Promo for Miss Universe
1:21:00 Local News New York
1:27:20 Recap of astronauts boarding, more Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra, report from people watching launch from beach
1:38:16 News continues, launch coverage then continues at 1:58:54 with more coverage of people watching launch

2:25:04 Excerpt of Prerecorded interview with crew
2:35:58 Prerecorded interview with Deke Slayton

3:13:26 Arthur C. Clark

3:22:20 t-5 minutes
3:26:20 t-60sec
3:27:04 t-15sec
3:27:22 liftoff
3:29:58 s-I shutdown, separation, s-ii ignition
3:32:40 Can't see the rocket anymore, CBS switches to illustration
3:36:05 s-ivb separation

3:58:05 Spiro Agnew
4:15:08 Lyndon Johnson

[ronaldtartaglia]

What a sweet honest emotional moment between Walter and Johnson. I never seen that kind of clarity from Johnson, maybe he was sincere about his caring for humanity after all.
This is an absolute treasure.

[barthchris]

I have to admire Cronkite. He deeply immersed himself into the technical aspects of the missions. He knew the significance of the moment, his reactions are still palpable to this day.

[redhare]

One of the best things I've ever seen on YouTube. Thank you CBS for, not only preserving this incredible broadcast, but posting it for us to enjoy! Bravo!

[leannkaattari]

Thank you, CBS, for including the commercials from the broadcast!

[NorthEevee]

I wish news programming was still like this. It feels much more personal and way less sensational.

[Stogie]

I was seven years old, with my face glued to our TV set.

Every moment of the launch and landing was so precious to me.

I wish I had perfectly clear memory of every one of those moments.

[rustyharris]

I remember that so well! Almost 10 years old, getting up early to watch that launch, then on the 20th, the heat of July evening, watching "Uncle Walter" and Wally cover the landing. Seems like yesterday!

[bluecollarguy]

Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, shoulder to God, what I wouldn't give to have those two men alive and still in broadcasting, right now!

[timothyw]

I was very blessed to be a young kid whose Dad worked on the space program. We lived in Florida and I got to see an Apollo launch live. I will never forget this amazing feat. It was an exciting time to be growing up dreaming of space. Drank Tang so I could be like the Astronauts ;)

[johnguilfoil]

My dad was with Boeing at the cape. My family lived in cocoa beach. We were watching the launch in Titusville across the river from the launch pad. No obstructions. Awesome. I was 9 yrs old. I saw many launches, but the moon shot was special. The astronauts later were in a parade through town( no strip joints in those days!) I still have pictures. A piece of history. Thanks pop.

[Robertonnz]

An iconic moment in human history and exploration, nothing less. 50 years later, I still get goosebumps when I see a Saturn V launch.

[mortuaryartist]

A momentous occasion for all the ‘ kids ‘ that saw it. Thankyou for all the people of that age that were there for that day. Thankyou for being here and sharing this day together. All the kids from all over the world. We remember. Best wishes everyone x

[ching-chenhuang]

My god, this coverage contains not just launch, it also includes other news, and even TV commercials at that time!! This is so amazing!!😂

[zeusvalentine]

America was at her best here....Hugs from Canada

[GregAllenF]

Wow, here I am 50 years later seeing this for the first time. Amazing, I can only image what it must have been like to watch that live!

[jimfullton]

I was 8 years old, watched in real time, and I remember it well. Still amazing after all these years.

[fordhamdonnington]

Thank you CBS for rebroadcasting the entire Apollo 11 mission! Amazing coverage of an historic moment for mankind! Can't wait for the rebroadcast of the landing!

[deepfreezevideo]

Thank you CBS for preserving those old AMPEX 2-inch Quad videotapes.
I know what it takes to make a fifty year old videotape still deliver a picture and sound five decades later so I know what an incredible job you did.