1969, LIVE FROM THE MOON

The behind-the-scenes secrets of history

An episode from the series MYSTERIES OF ARCHIVES

Synopsis

On July 22, 1969, a man walked on the Moon for the first time while 600 million people watched it live on television.

In an incessant technological and political battle with the Soviets, media coverage of the Apollo 11 mission - including Neil Armstrong's first steps - was closely prepared, orchestrated, and produced by NASA from some 360,000 kilometers away.

Who, for example, was filming as we watched Armstrong climb down the ladder and step off onto the Moon's surface?