There is no problem that can't be conquered by Houston or Man! We are at the apex it's just society that suffocates us through their idiocy! I understand English and many other languages and disciplines. The problem is that I cannot feel free to express myself. Your people would be free if they were allowed to express themselves and their creativity!
Wow! Another historic gem like the JFK assassination and Challenger disaster coverage, except fortunately this one has a happy ending, thanks for posting!
It was a damn miracle they didn't die. If you read the full story you see divine intervention from the bad fuel cell placement to being used on Apollo 13 and not 12 as it was to be mounted on. Then the containment door blowing off when it should have stayed on. Then the perfect crew being the ones onboard with the expertise on shut down proceeders, manual guidance etc..
walter cronkite was quite impressive here, he was a big supporter and student of the space program, and his exceptional knowledge thru this event is legendary.
one other thing about Walter Cronkite- NASA considered and referred to him as the "fifth astronaut" because of his knowledge. That would come from people like Gene Krantz- the flight director when this happened at mission control.
i was a junior in high school when this happened. i remember that in school all through this very scary event, we didnt go to classes, we stayed in home room and watched tv, and who we watched was Walter Cronkite. The most tense part was the re-entry and splashdown. i guess its hard for those who are younger, but Walter Cronkite was really who the US went to when the news was big. of course, most people went to Walter for the news period.
I remember the headline of our local newspaper when this happened, "If engine fails, astronauts will soar past Earth", that kinda scared me as a kid. Last summer I visited the Udvar Hazy museum near DC, there was a Mercury capsule there. It wasn't much more than a beer can with corrugated tin roofing on the outside that flew on a missile. That scared me as an adult.
@clintonearlwalker What will happen about 100 years from now is that when people visit museums, they will see those huge airliners with 300-400 seats in them. They will say "they must have been crazy, they used to fly in those aluminum bodies all together, hundreds of them. They used to go up 40000 ft and cruise there at 600 mph for hours and hours...how did they trust such machinery". These are things I think when I see airliners of the 20s and 30s, maybe even 40s. A lever for each control :)
@clintonearlwalker Don't we think the same when we see those "capsules" that used to take astronauts to orbit in space? You are sitting on top of a 150 ft long rocket that will, supposedly or hopefully, function perfect and boost you and your buddies into space ! Sounds so primitive but that appears to be the only way...
@burcmm Actually the length of the Saturn V rocket was 363 feet 6 inches tall from the ends of the nozzles on the first stage to the end of the capsule emergency launch escape system .
Wow, do I ever remember TVs flickering like that. Ours sure did! Fortunately with flat screen LCDs or Plasma screens you never get that. Great history here, thanks for uploading!
This is the manner in which news should be presented today. How I miss the matter of fact coverage. These men express less emotion reporting this significant event than today's' so called newspeople do when they report the weather.
What's so striking is that key Anchors like Cronkite really knew the facts and were able to explain complicated scenarios to the viewers. It was the same in the UK on the BBC. Nowadays, in the UK at least, even the so-called experts are just concerned with their own egos and assume their audience has an intelligence level of zero.
some three hours ago..... hmmmm that sounds familiar. Uncle Waldo was good in crisis moments like here and with JFK... otherwise didn't care for him and watched NBC
@uvrytrffyjubntibrtfb Sorry no. My dad was murdered in 2009 and all our family photo albums, coin collections and everything of value is missing from his house. Perhaps someday, if these things are recovered, I will upload the audio he made. I would be happy to send it to you if and when it is recovered.
Thanks you so much! My dad recorded this entire news cast on radio. He was a microwave technician for AT&T from the sixties to the nineties. To record this he carried his Panasonic recorder and a radio on his drive to work and recorded while driving. You can here him clearing his throat, shifting gears and the sound of the car engine too. I am very excited to watch this for the first. Thanks very much!
Thanks! This was a great step back in time for me. I remember the day as if it was yesterday. Everyone seemed to be standing near a tv or radio. If you did go somewhere you wanted to check in on the news as soon as you could. Walter Cronkite was a master anchor, presented the story so everyone could understand what was happening.
As a historical note, Apollo 13 was NOT the first time the LM's DPS had been used to propel the stack - the first time was on Apollo 9 (the first flight of the LM), and was done as a test specifically to make sure this manuver could be done.
I was only 7 when this HAPPENED! Since it happened in the middle of the night, I didn't get to see this TV coverage of course, but everyone was talking about it in school the next morning. Thank you for letting someone like me see what I slept through 40 years ago.
Thank you for this. l saw the movie and had no idea that they went so far as to shoot all this footage too, only to use tiny segments of it in the movie. It shows how far Ron Howard will go to make a masterpiece. You can tell that it's not really Walter Cronkite, though.
@davefox72 That was Walter Cronkite and this was the real footage shown on TV in 1970. You may have the image of Walter Cronkite in 1964 reporting on Kennedy's death, but this is what Walter Cronkite looked like in 1970.
The man at 3:26 is Wally Schirra, one of America's original 7 astronauts, and a veteran of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. He died 3 years ago. Walter Cronkite only died a few months ago.
@osallent Schirra and Cronkite were also very close personal friends.
This clip began around 1 A.M. ET; I think CBS's live coverage had begun some two and a half hour earlier (arouind 10:30 EST), but I once read that it wasn't until 11 P.M. that Cronkite arrived, and that Schirra didn't arrive until about 11:30.
@altfactor lol...did you know that Schirra is actually wearing one of Cronkite's jackets in this? Schirra didnt have a jacket when he arrived so Cronkite sent someone to his wardrobe to fetch one for him. the story is in Jim Lovell's book, Lost Moon.
This is a real gem. Thank you so much for loading this! Wow! I was 7 when the Apollo 13 movie with Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon came out. I watched it on VHS every day after school for at least 5 years. It's what inspired me to become an engineer. This is so crazy watching this footage. This is just great. What a defining moment in America's history. God bless America's space program.
@noslashnognr The scene "we gotta make this, fit into that using nothing but these" is AWESOME. Best thing about it? It's a true story. Those engineers saved Apollo 13.
Read the Jim Lovell book "The Lost Moon" describes much more than the film ever did. Thank goodness they came home okay.
Jantv81 1 day ago
There is no problem that can't be conquered by Houston or Man! We are at the apex it's just society that suffocates us through their idiocy! I understand English and many other languages and disciplines. The problem is that I cannot feel free to express myself. Your people would be free if they were allowed to express themselves and their creativity!
Exclavion 1 month ago
Everyone should visit the historic control room in Houston. Anyone who grew up watching the space program will get chill bumps when visiting there.
ScooterpupReljac 2 months ago
@ScooterpupReljac that place is amazing, got a tour plus it is fun for kids too.
aj0446 1 month ago
Wow! Another historic gem like the JFK assassination and Challenger disaster coverage, except fortunately this one has a happy ending, thanks for posting!
joesmoe71 3 months ago
Adjust the vertical hold, please! Goddamn old Magnavox TVs don't work for shit! ;)
sd31263 3 months ago
man the movie was great but actually thinking that this ACTUALLY happened is just amazing that they got back safley its just wow
irock0456 3 months ago
@irock0456 gotta remember too that the computers were no stronger then an old gameboy. Americans can do anything! with anything
aj0446 1 month ago
It was a damn miracle they didn't die. If you read the full story you see divine intervention from the bad fuel cell placement to being used on Apollo 13 and not 12 as it was to be mounted on. Then the containment door blowing off when it should have stayed on. Then the perfect crew being the ones onboard with the expertise on shut down proceeders, manual guidance etc..
WizzRacing 3 months ago
Just listening to this is giving me goosebumps, its like going back in time! god bless all the men that worked to bring the crew home safely!
BuzzCola09 5 months ago
Vertical hold!
brianswine 5 months ago
If Kronkite was still alive today, he'd put every news station from FOX to CNN down to shame.
helljumpr5150 6 months ago 4
walter cronkite was quite impressive here, he was a big supporter and student of the space program, and his exceptional knowledge thru this event is legendary.
tomitstube 7 months ago
Were there VCRs in 1970???
VWVVWVVWV 7 months ago
one other thing about Walter Cronkite- NASA considered and referred to him as the "fifth astronaut" because of his knowledge. That would come from people like Gene Krantz- the flight director when this happened at mission control.
Ms11565 7 months ago
i was a junior in high school when this happened. i remember that in school all through this very scary event, we didnt go to classes, we stayed in home room and watched tv, and who we watched was Walter Cronkite. The most tense part was the re-entry and splashdown. i guess its hard for those who are younger, but Walter Cronkite was really who the US went to when the news was big. of course, most people went to Walter for the news period.
Ms11565 7 months ago
Even the rolling TV brings back memories!!!
TheOldcrow1945 7 months ago
My principal asked me why I think YouTube should be (partially) unblocked in our school. I showed him this. Thanks for uploading!
flybywire09 8 months ago 4
@flybywire09 VERY GOOD ANSWER!
KD8NCL 8 months ago
I remember the headline of our local newspaper when this happened, "If engine fails, astronauts will soar past Earth", that kinda scared me as a kid. Last summer I visited the Udvar Hazy museum near DC, there was a Mercury capsule there. It wasn't much more than a beer can with corrugated tin roofing on the outside that flew on a missile. That scared me as an adult.
clintonearlwalker 9 months ago
@clintonearlwalker What will happen about 100 years from now is that when people visit museums, they will see those huge airliners with 300-400 seats in them. They will say "they must have been crazy, they used to fly in those aluminum bodies all together, hundreds of them. They used to go up 40000 ft and cruise there at 600 mph for hours and hours...how did they trust such machinery". These are things I think when I see airliners of the 20s and 30s, maybe even 40s. A lever for each control :)
burcmm 8 months ago
@burcmm You should see one of the old French planes hanging in Udvar Hazy, it looked like strings, bicycle pedals, and animal pelts.
clintonearlwalker 8 months ago
@clintonearlwalker Don't we think the same when we see those "capsules" that used to take astronauts to orbit in space? You are sitting on top of a 150 ft long rocket that will, supposedly or hopefully, function perfect and boost you and your buddies into space ! Sounds so primitive but that appears to be the only way...
burcmm 8 months ago
@burcmm Actually the length of the Saturn V rocket was 363 feet 6 inches tall from the ends of the nozzles on the first stage to the end of the capsule emergency launch escape system .
h60drvr 6 months ago
damn antennas
kbilly74 9 months ago
Excellent!
tek1001 10 months ago
Wow, thanks for uploading this !
Andromeda1741 10 months ago
Wow, do I ever remember TVs flickering like that. Ours sure did! Fortunately with flat screen LCDs or Plasma screens you never get that. Great history here, thanks for uploading!
tek1001 10 months ago
This is the manner in which news should be presented today. How I miss the matter of fact coverage. These men express less emotion reporting this significant event than today's' so called newspeople do when they report the weather.
waltonfrancis1 1 year ago 17
@waltonfrancis1 Very well said, spot on!
WC3POchannel10A 1 year ago
@waltonfrancis1 True that!! This was before the days of the fashion model newscasters with their 50 dollar hairdos on top of their 10 cent heads!!
CounterCultureLives 11 months ago
I thought that not much remained of Walter Cronkite Apollo 13.
hyderpotter 1 year ago
What's so striking is that key Anchors like Cronkite really knew the facts and were able to explain complicated scenarios to the viewers. It was the same in the UK on the BBC. Nowadays, in the UK at least, even the so-called experts are just concerned with their own egos and assume their audience has an intelligence level of zero.
alijanlondon 1 year ago
This is really a great video. Thank you!
zengstephen 1 year ago
This is priceless!
Walter really knew his stuff too!
RickyboyH 1 year ago
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The moon missions were faked in a studio. Here's a link to some of the evidence.
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Cosmored2 1 year ago
some three hours ago..... hmmmm that sounds familiar. Uncle Waldo was good in crisis moments like here and with JFK... otherwise didn't care for him and watched NBC
irish89055 1 year ago
@uvrytrffyjubntibrtfb Sorry no. My dad was murdered in 2009 and all our family photo albums, coin collections and everything of value is missing from his house. Perhaps someday, if these things are recovered, I will upload the audio he made. I would be happy to send it to you if and when it is recovered.
DMarksmanLima21 1 year ago
Thanks you so much! My dad recorded this entire news cast on radio. He was a microwave technician for AT&T from the sixties to the nineties. To record this he carried his Panasonic recorder and a radio on his drive to work and recorded while driving. You can here him clearing his throat, shifting gears and the sound of the car engine too. I am very excited to watch this for the first. Thanks very much!
DMarksmanLima21 1 year ago
Thanks! This was a great step back in time for me. I remember the day as if it was yesterday. Everyone seemed to be standing near a tv or radio. If you did go somewhere you wanted to check in on the news as soon as you could. Walter Cronkite was a master anchor, presented the story so everyone could understand what was happening.
greymomma 1 year ago
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greymomma 1 year ago
As a historical note, Apollo 13 was NOT the first time the LM's DPS had been used to propel the stack - the first time was on Apollo 9 (the first flight of the LM), and was done as a test specifically to make sure this manuver could be done.
wardenphil 1 year ago
Roy Neal, whose report began at 4:53 into this clip, was with NBC, but when the emergency began, he became a "pool" reporter for all the networks.
A better choice for a "pool" reporter at Mission Control in Houston could not have been made.
altfactor 1 year ago
cronkite does a great job of explaining things in a simple, easy to understand way... clearly shows why he was a classic news anchor for so long
gstapes12 1 year ago
i didnt see it either,i was 7.
SuperWatson63 1 year ago
I watched this live. The picture did not roll like this. It glitches are probably from the videotape being old and worn
Gregster138 1 year ago
thanks so much for uploading this
utube44333 1 year ago
Did the picture really skip like that or is it just the tape?
RebelYank 1 year ago
I was only 7 when this HAPPENED! Since it happened in the middle of the night, I didn't get to see this TV coverage of course, but everyone was talking about it in school the next morning. Thank you for letting someone like me see what I slept through 40 years ago.
frankp3 1 year ago
Thank you for this. l saw the movie and had no idea that they went so far as to shoot all this footage too, only to use tiny segments of it in the movie. It shows how far Ron Howard will go to make a masterpiece. You can tell that it's not really Walter Cronkite, though.
davefox72 1 year ago
@davefox72 That was Walter Cronkite and this was the real footage shown on TV in 1970. You may have the image of Walter Cronkite in 1964 reporting on Kennedy's death, but this is what Walter Cronkite looked like in 1970.
The man at 3:26 is Wally Schirra, one of America's original 7 astronauts, and a veteran of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. He died 3 years ago. Walter Cronkite only died a few months ago.
osallent 1 year ago
@osallent Schirra and Cronkite were also very close personal friends.
This clip began around 1 A.M. ET; I think CBS's live coverage had begun some two and a half hour earlier (arouind 10:30 EST), but I once read that it wasn't until 11 P.M. that Cronkite arrived, and that Schirra didn't arrive until about 11:30.
altfactor 1 year ago
@altfactor lol...did you know that Schirra is actually wearing one of Cronkite's jackets in this? Schirra didnt have a jacket when he arrived so Cronkite sent someone to his wardrobe to fetch one for him. the story is in Jim Lovell's book, Lost Moon.
dave46563 1 year ago
This looks like a natural, Especially when the video shakes and rolls like this. That is what shows it's grabbed from 1070's technology ;)
jackwolf131 1 year ago
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frankp3 1 year ago
@jackwolf131 This is actually how TV looked in 1970....no cable, just antennas...and we LIKED it! :)
frankp3 1 year ago
This is a real gem. Thank you so much for loading this! Wow! I was 7 when the Apollo 13 movie with Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon came out. I watched it on VHS every day after school for at least 5 years. It's what inspired me to become an engineer. This is so crazy watching this footage. This is just great. What a defining moment in America's history. God bless America's space program.
noslashnognr 1 year ago 28
@noslashnognr Thank you very much!! am glad to share the coverage.
zellco321 1 year ago
@zellco321 where did u get this?
utube44333 1 year ago
@utube44333 I got the Coverage from Aaron Mintz' Radio and TV Archive
zellco321 1 year ago
@zellco321
How long did it take for Mintz to reply back to you emails. I sent him two and he has not replied back yet
efan2011 11 months ago
@efan2011 Only a day or two at most.
zellco321 11 months ago
@zellco321
I'll give it another day. Is he a good trader?
efan2011 11 months ago
@efan2011 He is a very nice man, but his prices are not cheep. I have not traded with him. I have only bought TV coverage
zellco321 11 months ago
@zellco321
How much does he charge?
efan2011 11 months ago
@efan2011 I think he charges per DVD. But I dont know exactly
zellco321 11 months ago
@zellco321
If he ever get''s through i'll ask him. Thanks for the info
efan2011 11 months ago
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frankp3 1 year ago
@noslashnognr The scene "we gotta make this, fit into that using nothing but these" is AWESOME. Best thing about it? It's a true story. Those engineers saved Apollo 13.
flybywire09 9 months ago
@noslashnognr
Well, this will blow your mind but I was 7 when Apollo 13 actually occured, so you make me fell 100 years old!
ScooterpupReljac 2 months ago