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Which TV channel launched in 1981 with NASA footage of the historic moon landing?

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Which TV channel launched in 1981 with NASA footage of the historic moon landing?

NASA footage of the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon in 1969, with footage of the 1981 launch countdown of the Columbia space shuttle, and the MTV flag, were the first images to appear on MTV when it launched, on August 1, 1981. The moon landing images were shown right before airing the then music station’s first music video – the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.”_x000D_

MTV Moon Person News Fact

_x000D_On Sunday, Aug 1, 2021, MTV celebrated its 40th anniversary by revealing a large-scale “Moon Person” during a ceremony at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In an interview with The Associated Press, MTV Entertainment President and CEO Chris McCarthy said that the image of space travel fit well with the spirit of its young audience.

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