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Apollo 11 launch July 16 1969

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: e-apo11-20021

Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 25 cm

The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT. In 2 1/2 minutes of powered flight, the S-IC booster lifts the vehicle to an altitude of about 39 miles some 55 miles downrange. This photo was taken with a 70 mm telescopic camera mounted in an Air Force EC-135N plane. Onboard are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

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1969 - APOLLO - APOLLO 11 - LAUNCH - LAUNCHER - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - ROCKET - SATURN V -