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Former NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn speak with “The Early Show” Saturday Edition anchors about the death and legacy of legendary CBS News journalist Walter Cronkite.
Cronkite is remembered for his coverage of the United States space program, and at times was visibly enthusiastic, rubbing his hands together on camera with a smile on July 20, 1969, when the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission put the first men on the Moon. Cronkite criticized himself for being at a loss for journalistic words at that moment.
Cronkite died on July 17, 2009 at his home in New York City, at the age of 92. He is believed to have died from cerebral vascular disease



