"They're back from the moon!": Apollo 11 splashdown, 50 years later
Four days after the first successful moon landing, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins faced a final, harrowing challenge
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Watch: CBS coverage of Apollo 11 moon landing
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Memorable moments from the Apollo 11 mission
From the fiery blast of a Saturn rocket to those first steps on the lunar surface, images from America's space program are etched in the nation’s collective memory. But along with those sights, there are the sounds: the words that also tell the remarkable story of human achievement. With insight from historian Douglas Brinkley and CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood, “CBS This Morning Saturday” reflects on some of the mission's most memorable moments.
Watch the moment men first landed on moon
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.
Watch Neil Armstrong's first steps on 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.
"Man on the Moon": The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing
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"I'm speechless!": How CBS News covered Apollo 11
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NASA planning another trip to the moon
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Apollo 11 "captured everybody's imagination"
It's been 50 years since astronauts took off in a rocket bound for the moon. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the significance of that flight and how it changed history.
Meet the women behind NASA's historic moon landing
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Archives: Apollo 11 astronauts on moon landing
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Archives: Apollo 11 astronauts talk Mars mission
In 1969, "Face the Nation" sat down with the three Apollo 11 astronauts to talk about. the future of space travel.
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Watch: Apollo 11 launch on CBS 50 years ago today
50 years ago, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite brought the frontier of outer space to televisions across America
Sneak peek: Man on the Moon - A CBS News special
Two legends tell the story of the momentous 1969 moon walk. Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong and "CBS Evening News" anchor Walter Cronkite — the man who made history and the man who reported it. Watch "Man on the Moon," hosted by "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell, Tuesday, July 16 at 10/9c on CBS.
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