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Forum:	Space Events & Happenings
Topic:	Veteran anchor Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B][URL=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-071709b.html]Veteran anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92[/URL] <BLOCKQUOTE><div align="justify">[i]Veteran television news anchor Walter Cronkite, who chronicled the rise of the American space program and in particular, the success of the first manned moon landing in 1969, died Friday at age 92.[/i] From the beginning of America's manned space program to the age of the space shuttle, Walter Cronkite anchored CBS Evening News. Already a veteran journalist before coming to network news, Cronkite anchored the launch of Apollo 11, shouting "go, baby, go" as it rocketed into space. 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, spending 27 of the next 30 hours on the air.</div></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/obituary_waltercronkite01.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="288"> <font size="-2">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.retrospaceimages.com/" target="AirLock">Retro Space Images</a></font> [i]A moment of silence can be signified by a reply with no words and only a period.[/i]</center><a name="nasa"></a>[/B][/QUOTE]
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