T minus 25 seconds…20 seconds and counting…T minus 15 seconds…guidance is internal…12, 11, 10, 9…ignition sequence starts…6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0…all engines running…lift-off, we have ...
Apollo 11 took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in ... Twelve minutes after take-off the rocket entered orbit around the Earth. Approximately 2.5 hours later the engine of the 3rd stage booster ...
Neil Armstrong thought he had a 50–50 shot at pulling it off. "There are so many unknowns ... But the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 reminds us that this laughably ambitious goal has in fact ...
The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11, launched on July 16 ... Neil Armstrong, front, waves as the crew heads to the van that will take them to the rocket for launch at the Kennedy ...