Remembering Saturn V, the Rocket That Took Us to the Moon

Apollo 11

Photo: NASA/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (AP)

Sitting atop of this Saturn V rocket is the Apollo 11 crew consisting of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The men blasted off on July 16, 1969, sending them on their historic mission to the Moon. The photo, captured, by a telescopic camera mounted in an Air Force plane, was taken 2.5 minutes into the mission when the rocket was 39 miles (63 km) above the surface.

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