The landing used slow-scan television incompatible with commercial TV, so it was displayed on a special monitor and a conventional TV camera viewed this monitor, significantly reducing the quality of the picture. Also, it was 1969 and the feed was coming from THE FREAKING MOON.
Cronkite nailed the commentary. 'Armstrong, thirty-eight-year-old American, standing on the surface of the Moon, on this July 20th, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine.' It perfectly and factually conveys how incredible the achievement is. This was truly the most triumphant day in human history.
I remember my parents waking me up to watch this. It was WAY past my bedtime--I was 6 years old,, now I'm 48 and can re-live this all over again. (First step was 10:56pm.) Thanks Mom and Dad!
really? THAT'S what you're thinking about? Money? No, you're right. Forget that this proved the power of modern engineering. Forget that this was the culmination of a million-year dream of humanity. Forget that this opened the doors the a beautiful future. Forget that this proved humans as an intelligent species. Forget the hearts that were touched that day. We didn't profit from it.
really? THAT'S what you're thinking about? Money? No, you're right. Forget that this proved the power of modern engineering. Forget that this was the culmination of a million-year dream of humanity. Forget the hearts that were touched that day. We didn't profit from it.
@b4chan23 CBS had actors at the ready at all times to simulate and sync up with the radio chatter from the moon. If the video failed for any reason, at least the viewer could get an idea of what was happening. The simulation at the beginning is because the camera had not been brought down/fired up yet by Neil Armstrong.
Nasa website says Armstrong set up the camera on the outside and then moved it to a tripod 30 metres from the lander. I was thinking in all the photos there is none from a high point showing a large panorama all pictures are bounded by hills in the background. Even though they had rovers going everywhere no one thought to take a photo from a high point, strange huh?
I cant believe the footage was this bad. Its no wonder everyone doubts we even went to the moon. You would have thought, video would have been the highest priority. Its no fair to our kids to make them sit trough this. We need to go again just to capture some decent video. But we cant have Obamacare and go to the moon at the same time.
Unfortunately Neil Armstrong’s first step on the Moon was the low point in Walter Cronkite’s otherwise very good space reporting during that era. He talked way too much, even talking over Neil Armstrong at a critical moment a few seconds before Armstrong made the historic first step on the Moon. He really shouldn't have been talking at all during the final moments leading up to the first step. This was the huge historic moment that had been worked towards for several years, and dreamed about for centuries, if not millenia. The astronauts and mission control provided all of the drama and commentary that we needed at that moment. Running commentary by a network anchorman, as Armstrong made the first step by a human on another world, was unnecessary, distracting, and intrusive. The anchormen on the other two networks seemed to understand this, as one kept mostly silent during the minutes leading up to the first step on the Moon, and the other kept completely silent. My opinion on this certainly won’t be everyone’s, modern opinions about the first Moon landing vary, some think it's old news, and that it was not that big of a deal. Some of course think it was faked. But at the time it was considered by most people to be one of the most monumental and awe inspiring achievements in human history. Considering that just eight years prior humans had made their first brief tentative steps into space. Now they were about to step onto another world. Of course we expect some commentary as the event approaches, but when the actual moment comes the job of the reporter is to simply shut up and let history play out. Frank McGee on NBC seemed to understand this when one minute and forty-five seconds prior to the first step McGee said, “Now we can see him coming down, let’s just enjoy this” and he shut up after that. McGee’s only other remark during the next two minutes was a brief, “He’s on the Moon” which he said forty-five seconds before the first step. Due to the very poor picture coming from the Goldstone, California tracking station at that moment both McGee and Cronkite mistook the first step as occurring when Armstrong stepped down from the ladder onto the lunar module footpad. Contrast McGee’s near silence to Cronkite who talked repeatedly during the historic two minutes. At the beginning of the TV transmission when the Goldstone picture was upside down, Cronkite felt the need to tell a joke, “Well a quarter million people are turning up on their heads at the moment with those words. They're supposed to turn that picture over for us electronically”. McGee's only comment about it was a barely audible "It is upside down", followed by a quick "Now they've turned it right". McGee seemed determined to not get in the way of any of the words coming from Neil and Buzz and mission control during those final two minutes leading up to the first step. Just over a minute before the first step, as Armstrong’s foot came into view coming down the ladder, Cronkite said, “There it is, there's the foot coming down the steps”. Then when Neil mentioned checking his ability to get back up to the step, meaning the first rung of the ladder, Cronkite misunderstood this as meaning that Neil had stepped onto the lunar surface, and he said, “So there’s the foot on the Moon, stepping down on the Moon. If he’s testing that first step he must be stepping down on the Moon at this point”. Yes McGee was confused also at this point, but McGee said only four words about it, compared to Cronkite’s twenty-nine words. And Cronkite wasn’t done yet. Just twenty-four seconds before the first step, when he should have been quiet like they were on the other two networks, Cronkite just couldn't seem to stop talking. He said, “Boy look at those pictures. It’s a little shadowy, but he said he expected that in the shadow of the lunar module.” Couldn't this have waited? Nineteen seconds before the first step, confused CBS technicians put the words “ARMSTRONG ON MOON” onto the TV screen. Then at 4:35 Cronkite began pontificating, “Armstrong is on the Moon, Neil Armstrong”. Unfortunately Cronkite talked over Armstrong who at that same moment was saying “I’m going to step off the LEM now”. So no one watching CBS heard Neil say those words. If Cronkite had kept quiet everyone including him would have heard what Neil said and understood that Neil had not yet stepped onto the lunar surface, but that he was about to. That's why being quiet at these moments is so important. But Cronkite was too busy talking and he obviously didn’t hear Neil say that he was about to make the first step, and so Cronkite continued, “thirty-eight year old American, standing on the surface of the Moon. On this July twentieth nineteen hundred and sixty nine”. And if you listen carefully Cronkite technically stepped on Neil’s “That's one small step” historic first words. Cronkite was just finishing saying the word “nine” as Armstrong simultaneously said the word “That's”. We are lucky that Cronkite’s sentence ended at the exact moment that it did or we would have missed the historic one small step moment. At least those of us watching CBS. As I mentioned Frank McGee on NBC said very few words during the final two minutes leading up to the first step. Meanwhile over on ABC Frank Reynolds was completely silent, he had already stopped talking as Armstrong came down the ladder and took his first step. During that time on ABC the only voices that we heard were those of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Capcom Bruce McCandless. Just as it should have been for such a historic moment. Whereas Walter Cronkite for some reason didn't seem to grasp the solemnity and importance of the moment, he didn't seem to realize that for those two minutes he wasn't needed.
heck, the best evidence we really landed on the moon was that the Soviet Union didn't raise a stink. If we didn't land and they knew it, they wouldn't have just sat there.
Very funny how times and opinions have changed. Looking at the comments here from 10 years ago and all the pride to now 2022 and all the disgust and anger. The people awaken.
The landing used slow-scan television incompatible with commercial TV, so it was displayed on a special monitor and a conventional TV camera viewed this monitor, significantly reducing the quality of the picture.
Also, it was 1969 and the feed was coming from THE FREAKING MOON.
NOPE, there was no live feed from the moon at all dumbass!
Cronkite nailed the commentary. 'Armstrong, thirty-eight-year-old American, standing on the surface of the Moon, on this July 20th, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine.' It perfectly and factually conveys how incredible the achievement is. This was truly the most triumphant day in human history.
I remember my parents waking me up to watch this. It was WAY past my bedtime--I was 6 years old,, now I'm 48 and can re-live this all over again. (First step was 10:56pm.) Thanks Mom and Dad!
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4:47 'One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Mankind.' Timeless words said by Neil Armstrong on the moon.
53 yrs ago, just a few mins ago
38 year old American Neil Armstrong standing on the surface of the moon! On this July 20th, 1969.
Armstrong actually claimed he said "one small step for a man" but it is not clear on the recording.
THAT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND
really? THAT'S what you're thinking about? Money? No, you're right. Forget that this proved the power of modern engineering. Forget that this was the culmination of a million-year dream of humanity. Forget that this opened the doors the a beautiful future. Forget that this proved humans as an intelligent species. Forget the hearts that were touched that day. We didn't profit from it.
I know ,it's not clear ,but I meant the missions where they had them.
really? THAT'S what you're thinking about? Money? No, you're right. Forget that this proved the power of modern engineering. Forget that this was the culmination of a million-year dream of humanity. Forget the hearts that were touched that day. We didn't profit from it.
@b4chan23 CBS had actors at the ready at all times to simulate and sync up with the radio chatter from the moon. If the video failed for any reason, at least the viewer could get an idea of what was happening. The simulation at the beginning is because the camera had not been brought down/fired up yet by Neil Armstrong.
They did NOT have live feed from the moon!
@@noyb6200 yes they certainly did. How old were you when you saw it?
Rest in peace Mr. Armstrong
He is burning in hell for being a liar!
4:40 - One small step for man...
Apollo 11 didn't have a rover.
This is Elon Musk landing on Jupiter. Filmed by Jeff Bezos.
@mwseitz79 I remember that moment very well.
Hlw sir what's your name
Moon landing was real
How old are you, 8? this happened in 1969!
Nasa website says Armstrong set up the camera on the outside and then moved it to a tripod 30 metres from the lander. I was thinking in all the photos there is none from a high point showing a large panorama all pictures are bounded by hills in the background. Even though they had rovers going everywhere no one thought to take a photo from a high point, strange huh?
@dethaduj ARMSTRONG ON THE MOON
I cant believe the footage was this bad. Its no wonder everyone doubts we even went to the moon. You would have thought, video would have been the highest priority. Its no fair to our kids to make them sit trough this. We need to go again just to capture some decent video. But we cant have Obamacare and go to the moon at the same time.
Unfortunately Neil Armstrong’s first step on the Moon was the low point in Walter Cronkite’s otherwise very good space reporting during that era. He talked way too much, even talking over Neil Armstrong at a critical moment a few seconds before Armstrong made the historic first step on the Moon. He really shouldn't have been talking at all during the final moments leading up to the first step. This was the huge historic moment that had been worked towards for several years, and dreamed about for centuries, if not millenia. The astronauts and mission control provided all of the drama and commentary that we needed at that moment. Running commentary by a network anchorman, as Armstrong made the first step by a human on another world, was unnecessary, distracting, and intrusive. The anchormen on the other two networks seemed to understand this, as one kept mostly silent during the minutes leading up to the first step on the Moon, and the other kept completely silent.
My opinion on this certainly won’t be everyone’s, modern opinions about the first Moon landing vary, some think it's old news, and that it was not that big of a deal. Some of course think it was faked. But at the time it was considered by most people to be one of the most monumental and awe inspiring achievements in human history. Considering that just eight years prior humans had made their first brief tentative steps into space. Now they were about to step onto another world.
Of course we expect some commentary as the event approaches, but when the actual moment comes the job of the reporter is to simply shut up and let history play out. Frank McGee on NBC seemed to understand this when one minute and forty-five seconds prior to the first step McGee said, “Now we can see him coming down, let’s just enjoy this” and he shut up after that. McGee’s only other remark during the next two minutes was a brief, “He’s on the Moon” which he said forty-five seconds before the first step. Due to the very poor picture coming from the Goldstone, California tracking station at that moment both McGee and Cronkite mistook the first step as occurring when Armstrong stepped down from the ladder onto the lunar module footpad.
Contrast McGee’s near silence to Cronkite who talked repeatedly during the historic two minutes.
At the beginning of the TV transmission when the Goldstone picture was upside down, Cronkite felt the need to tell a joke, “Well a quarter million people are turning up on their heads at the moment with those words. They're supposed to turn that picture over for us electronically”. McGee's only comment about it was a barely audible "It is upside down", followed by a quick "Now they've turned it right". McGee seemed determined to not get in the way of any of the words coming from Neil and Buzz and mission control during those final two minutes leading up to the first step.
Just over a minute before the first step, as Armstrong’s foot came into view coming down the ladder, Cronkite said, “There it is, there's the foot coming down the steps”. Then when Neil mentioned checking his ability to get back up to the step, meaning the first rung of the ladder, Cronkite misunderstood this as meaning that Neil had stepped onto the lunar surface, and he said, “So there’s the foot on the Moon, stepping down on the Moon. If he’s testing that first step he must be stepping down on the Moon at this point”.
Yes McGee was confused also at this point, but McGee said only four words about it, compared to Cronkite’s twenty-nine words. And Cronkite wasn’t done yet.
Just twenty-four seconds before the first step, when he should have been quiet like they were on the other two networks, Cronkite just couldn't seem to stop talking. He said, “Boy look at those pictures. It’s a little shadowy, but he said he expected that in the shadow of the lunar module.” Couldn't this have waited?
Nineteen seconds before the first step, confused CBS technicians put the words “ARMSTRONG ON MOON” onto the TV screen. Then at 4:35 Cronkite began pontificating, “Armstrong is on the Moon, Neil Armstrong”. Unfortunately Cronkite talked over Armstrong who at that same moment was saying “I’m going to step off the LEM now”. So no one watching CBS heard Neil say those words. If Cronkite had kept quiet everyone including him would have heard what Neil said and understood that Neil had not yet stepped onto the lunar surface, but that he was about to. That's why being quiet at these moments is so important.
But Cronkite was too busy talking and he obviously didn’t hear Neil say that he was about to make the first step, and so Cronkite continued, “thirty-eight year old American, standing on the surface of the Moon. On this July twentieth nineteen hundred and sixty nine”.
And if you listen carefully Cronkite technically stepped on Neil’s “That's one small step” historic first words. Cronkite was just finishing saying the word “nine” as Armstrong simultaneously said the word “That's”. We are lucky that Cronkite’s sentence ended at the exact moment that it did or we would have missed the historic one small step moment. At least those of us watching CBS.
As I mentioned Frank McGee on NBC said very few words during the final two minutes leading up to the first step. Meanwhile over on ABC Frank Reynolds was completely silent, he had already stopped talking as Armstrong came down the ladder and took his first step. During that time on ABC the only voices that we heard were those of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Capcom Bruce McCandless. Just as it should have been for such a historic moment. Whereas Walter Cronkite for some reason didn't seem to grasp the solemnity and importance of the moment, he didn't seem to realize that for those two minutes he wasn't needed.
Fake
What The! You are Fake.
You are fake
Even though it's been nearly 50 years, my heart swells with poride whenever I see this footage.
They had the rovers on Apollo 15,16, and 17.
heck, the best evidence we really landed on the moon was that the Soviet Union didn't raise a stink. If we didn't land and they knew it, they wouldn't have just sat there.
ah i love american ignorance and complete misunderstanding of their own history
BS now other countries are telling tall tales about their own moon landings. This shit is fake as F.
@@noyb6200 thank you for your expert opinion
Rip armstrong
GTA is a PoS game.
Very funny how times and opinions have changed. Looking at the comments here from 10 years ago and all the pride to now 2022 and all the disgust and anger. The people awaken.