Saturn Apollo Program
The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. These sketches illustrate four of the early steps in the first manned lunar landing mission. The series begins with insertion of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins in the Apollo Command Module (CM). They checked out spacecraft systems and prepared for the launch. After two revolutions in Earth orbit, the Saturn V third stage reignited to place them into the translunar trajectory.
- Date
- 1969-07-06
- Collection
- MSFC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- illustration (NASA artwork)
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"Saturn Apollo Program" (1969-07-06). NASA/MSFC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/6902078Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 7521.
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