Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at 90
Michael Collins, who stayed aboard the Apollo 11 while his colleagues walked on the moon, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 90.
Michael Collins, who stayed aboard the Apollo 11 while his colleagues walked on the moon, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 90.
NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who flew to the moon on the historic Apollo 11 mission with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, has died at the age of 90. CBS News' Peter King reports on CBSN's "Red & Blue."
In 2018 Jacob Brandt created the folk-rock theatrical production "1969: The Second Man," inspired by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second human to walk on the moon. He has now adapted the music to a new concept album, and performs the first song, "Prologue," for "Sunday Morning" viewers.
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As CBS News covered the moon landing on July 20, 1969, Walter Cronkite showed viewers some of the newspaper headlines about the historic moment.
Walter Cronkite anchored CBS News live coverage on July 20, 1969, as Apollo 11's "Eagle" lunar lander, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, touched down on the moon. TV viewers were seeing a simulation of the lander, since NASA's video cameras were not yet operating on the moon.
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong made history as the first man to walk on the moon, and uttered his famous words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." See the moment as it was covered live by CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite.
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin planted the American flag on the surface of the moon. Watch the moment here.
Shortly after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the U.S. flag on the moon, they received a congratulatory phone call from President Richard Nixon. Watch the CBS News coverage from July 20, 1969.
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CBS News relives the momentous 1969 moon walk as told by two legends: Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong and "CBS Evening News" anchor Walter Cronkite – the man who made history and the man who reported it
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