Good morning, guten morgen and all that. Today is Saturday, July 18, 2009, and here's a smattering of items that may be of interest.

First, we remember Walter Cronkite, who passed away yesterday, only two days before the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing:

Image credit: CBS News, via NASA website.

Image is of the Apollo 14 landing site. Hat-tip LA Times.

NASA has a fitting tribute to Mr. Cronkite here.