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Credit & Copyright: NASA
Explanation:
On July 20, 1969, only four days after leaving planet Earth 250,000
miles behind them, Apollo 11 astronauts
landed on the moon - the first
humans to reach another celestial body.
But the Saturn V rocket which took them
there actually "began" the
journey two months before traveling at a blinding speed
of one mile per hour.
Seen here in a dramatic aerial view, the giant moon rocket rides on
top of a slow moving
crawler-transporter vehicle toward
Kennedy Space Center's
launch complex 39 pad A.
The NASA History Office's new
Apollo web site celebrates
the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing
with this and
other images, documents, and collections of links commemorating
this profound
achievement and the people who made it possible.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - rocket - apollo program - Saturn V
Publications with words: Moon - rocket - apollo program - Saturn V
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