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Watch 1969’s Apollo 11 Moon Landing “Live!”

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. To commemorate this event, you can watch the original CBS News coverage with Walter Cronkite. This special broadcast is synced to real-time, allowing you to experience history as it happened. The coverage begins this afternoon at specific times for the landing and continues with the first steps on the Moon later tonight. The schedule includes the lunar module's descent and landing, as well as President Nixon's call. Viewers can set alarms to catch these key moments. The broadcast is best viewed on a computer, but is also accessible on mobile devices. During the landing, listen for Mission Control in Houston and Buzz Aldrin's altitude and speed callouts. Neil Armstrong famously announced their successful landing, changing their call sign to Tranquility Base. Pay attention to the important 1201/1202 program alarms and fuel warnings from Charlie Duke. Armstrong expertly processed all this information to find a safe landing spot.