The Saturn V lifting off, far away over the crowd at the Kennedy Space Center press site, 16 July 1969. NASA photograph 6900589.
Apollo 11 rising past the launch umbilical tower, flame below. NASA photograph 7012482.
Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon Johnson, among a crowd, looking up at the launch. NASA photograph 6900587.
The Saturn V first stage burning, photographed from an Air Force EC-135 aircraft at about 40,000 feet. NASA photograph S69-39957.
The second and third stages pulling away from the spent first stage, a faint streak on black. NASA photograph S69-39958.
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Kennedy Space CenterLaunch Complex 39ANASA, Apollo 11 Mission Overview · NASA photograph KSC-69PC-397
16 July 19699:32 a.m. EDT · 13:32 UTCNASA, Apollo 11 Mission Overview · EDT is UTC−4
7.6 million pounds of thrust363 feet tall, the first stage burningNASA, What Was the Saturn V? · NASA photograph S69-39957
LAUNCHApollo 11 · Saturn V AS-506 · 16 July 1969
Film
NASA Kennedy Space Center, Apollo 11 launch coverage. Apollo 11 25th Anniversary B-roll, cut 2. NASA Image and Video Library KSC-19690716-MH-NAS01-0001-Apollo_11_Historical_Footage_and_Broll-DVC_1560.
Photographs
NASA 6900589, 7012482, 6900587, S69-39957, S69-39958. Public domain, NASA Image and Video Library.
Crew
Neil A. Armstrong, Commander. Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot. Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot.
Source: NASA, Apollo 11 Mission Overview.
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