Was it?.
2007-04-26 11:05:14 · 5 answers · asked by Lawlwat? 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, it was.
The infrastructure for Intelsat satellite relays was established a month before the 1969 Apollo mission, with the moon landing taking place at 5:17:40 a.m. (JST) on July 21, 1969. At 11:56:20 a.m., Neil Armstrong took man's first step on the moon's surface.
It is estimated that more than 600 million people (out of a world population of around 3 billion) listened simultaneously to the historic words, "That is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
The images broadcast from 380,000 km away sparked excitement all over the world. According to an NHK study, 68.3% of Japanese respondents had watched the moment of the moon landing via live telecast on either NHK or the commercial stations, and 90.8% had watched the astronauts walking on the moon on regular TV news programs on the same day.
The broadcasting of man's landing on the moon was a genuine dream come true for people in the TV industry.
2007-04-26 11:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by Curiosity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were no live pictures taken from the LM during the landing process due to the amount of data that would have to have been sent from the moon to the earth. Radio coverage was good, however (although delayed by a bit more than a second due to the distance between the earth and the moon). Once astronaut Armstrong climbed down the ladder he pulled a lanyard that released and turned on a television camera, and from then on live pictures were received. There were no live shots of the launch of the upper part of the LM on that mission, either. I was 19 when it happened, and watched the whole event on my television.
2007-04-26 18:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, broadcast on almost every television and radio station the entire day of the landing, plus frequent special reports from a few hours before launch until they landed back on earth (well, in the ocean).
2007-04-26 21:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost. You did have to wait for about 1 1/4 seconds for the signal to get there from the moon.
2007-04-26 18:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Apollo 11 one (the first on 7/20/1969) was because I watched it on TV one week after I had my 11th birthday.
2007-04-26 18:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by CA Bravo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋