Video: 'Apollo 11 Launch CBS News Coverage' (launch at 1:32:00)
(Wednesday, July 16, 1969, 9:32 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time/13:32:00 Coordinated Universal Time) — Apollo 11, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, blasted off as scheduled from Cape Kennedy today in man’s first attempt to walk on another world — the Moon. Continue reading Apollo 11 blasts off in first attempt to land humans on Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1969)
Video: 'Today in Space History 05-22 - Snoopy Around the Mun (Apollo 10)
(Thursday, May 22, 1969, 21:29:43 UTC) — Two American astronauts, riding a frail, bug-shaped spacecraft, swooped down within 8.4 nautical miles of the Moon’s surface today to demonstrate successfully all the steps of a lunar landing except the actual touchdown. Continue reading Apollo 10 astronauts make closest approach ever to the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1969)
Video: 'Apollo 10 Launch: CBS News (May 18, 1969)' (Apollo 10 launches on video #10 at 3:02)
(Sunday, May 18, 1969, 16:49:00 UTC) — Three American astronauts rocketed their Apollo 10 spacecraft toward the Moon today from Cape Kennedy on a critical “dress rehearsal” flight to clear the way for a planned lunar landing by men just two months from now. Continue reading Apollo 10 heads for Moon in rehearsal for July landing 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1969)
Video: 'Mercury 7 Press Conference' (3 videos)
(Thursday, April 9, 1959) — Seven young military test pilots (Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton) were presented as the first seven U.S. astronauts, quickly dubbed the “Mercury Seven,” at a press conference held today by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Washington. Continue reading NASA introduces first seven U.S. astronauts 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 9 1959)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis on video #37 at 5:10)
(Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 1968, 9:57 p.m. EST) — The three Apollo 8 astronauts, having become the first humans to orbit the moon some 17 hours earlier, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis tonight during a Christmas Eve telecast from the moon’s orbit, taking turns reading the first 10 verses of the Book of Genesis. Continue reading Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read Bible passage 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Dec. 24, 1968, coverage begins with video #20)
(Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 1968, 9:59:20 UTC) — Having flown around the leading edge of the moon, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans to see the far side of the moon today as they fired the engines of the craft to begin mankind’s first lunar orbit. Continue reading Apollo 8 astronauts first humans to see far side of moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 leaves Earth's orbit on video #13 at 2:10)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968, 15:47:05 UTC) — The three astronauts of Apollo 8 soared through the black emptiness of space today their way to man’s first rendezvous with the moon. Continue reading Astronauts speed toward moon as Apollo 8 leaves Earth’s orbit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 launches on video #5 at 6:09)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968, 12:51:00 UTC) — The three astronauts of Apollo 8 — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — were launched this morning from Cape Kennedy, Florida, to become the first manned spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Earth’s Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. Continue reading Apollo 8 launched on mission to orbit moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: '1st US Satellite: Explorer 1 Launch 1958 NASA; Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle Preparation'
(Thursday, January 31, 1958, 10:48:16 p.m. EST) — The United States entered the Space Age tonight with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I, from LC-26 at the Cape Canaveral Missile Annex in Florida. Continue reading U.S. enters Space Age 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1958)
Video: 'SYND 17 1 78 NASA CHOSE WOMEN ASTRONAUT'
(Monday, January 16, 1978, 1:00 p.m. EST) — Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today named 35 new candidates to be astronauts in the space shuttle program, including Sally Ride, who became America’s first woman in space, and Guion Bluford, who became America’s first black astronaut in space. Continue reading First female and black astronaut candidates selected 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 16 1978)
