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(Oberg) -- Cronkite on space: inspiration, not information
(Oberg) -- Cronkite on space: inspiration, not information
The Space Review: -- http://www.thespacereview.com/article/570/1 Honoring the enthusiasm, overlooking the inaccuracies by James Oberg Monday, March 6, 2006 NASA's ceremony last Tuesday, February 28, to honor veteran newsman Walter Cronkite with his own personal piece of a Moon rock was a fitting reminder of how central Cronkite was to the American public's impressions of the Apollo Moon landings. Cronkite, the only non-astronaut ever to be awarded such an unearthly memento, wasn't actually allowed to keep it (it remains illegal for any US citizen to own lunar samples brought back by Apollo astronauts), so he "loaned" the specimen to his alma mater, the University of Texas in Austin. According to NASA's February 16 press release, the award was explicitly attributed to Cronkite "for his coverage of America's space program", and adds that he "is the best remembered journalist for his commentary and enthusiastic coverage of the historic progression of missions from the early Mercury launches, through the ground-breaking Gemini missions, to the Apollo 11 and subsequent moon landings." Continues the NASA citation: "His marathon, live coverage of the first moon landing brought the excitement and impact of the historic event into the homes of millions of Americans and observers around the world." Cronkite made absolutely no mention of his feelings toward the plans to return to the Moon, even if the first trip was his favorite news story of his life. |
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