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More pictures from this day in 1969 Photos courtesy NASA, with caption information sourced from the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (http://history.nasa.gov)
Caption: Early morning, 16 July 1969: spectators reserve viewing places on local beaches Credits: NASA ID number: SEMKD57CTWF HI-RES JPEG size: 434 kb
Description For this historic launch, spectators gathered to reserve viewing spots, often camping at the roadside or sleeping on the beaches lining Cape Kennedy, hours or days before. The Apollo 11 crew
On this day, 40 years ago...
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Interview with an Apollo ground station pioneer
ESA 'birthday card' of Apollo 11 landing site
Human Spaceflight
Education with ESA
History of Europe in space
NASA Apollo 40th anniversary site
