
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Hundreds of news media representatives prepare for the big moment -- the liftoff of Apollo 11. That moment came at 9:32 a.m. EDT as Apollo 11 lifted off its launch pad to begin the first manned lunar landing mission. The space vehicle is seen on its mobile launcher at Pad 39A (center-rear, across water), prior to the liftoff. More than 3,000 press representatives witnessed the liftoff.
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July 16, 1969
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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