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The television broadcast of the Apollo 11 lunar-landing on July 20, 1969 had a significant impact by creating a sense of community on a national, international, and global level. During the broadcast of the first lunar landing, Americans experienced a moment of unity and patriotism in the midst of societal issues and geopolitical conflict. The Apollo 11 broadcast also had a significant worldwide impact, surpassing international boundaries as people witnessed the first of mankind to set foot on another planet. Yet possibly the most remarkable and unforeseen effect of the moon-landing television broadcast was that it changed the public perspective of the world, showing people the relative fragility and insignificance of the Earth in the vast …show more content…

It changed the way people viewed the Earth. Neil Armstrong said, “It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn 't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.” And while only astronauts could truly observe Earth as it looked 230,000 miles away, Apollo 11’s television broadcast gave people their own view so that “anyone following the mission could share, in some measure, that unprecedented leap in perspective.” (Chaikin 54) This “unprecedented leap in perspective” gave people on Earth a sense of community that surpassed societal issues and cultural bias as people recognized how alone humans are in the vast expanse of the universe. The Apollo 11 moon-landing was an event that transcended all social, racial, and geopolitical issues. Apollo 11’s television broadcast allowed viewers worldwide to travel with the astronauts in real time, giving the world a sense of community as 600 million earthlings witnessed together the accomplishment of one of the greatest goals ever achieved by mankind. That feeling of global unity is well summarized by poet Archibald MacLeish in his reflection “Riders on Earth Together, Brothers in Eternal Cold” that was published on the front page of The New York Times Christmas day

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