People take pictures of President Nixon as he joins a crowd in viewing stand to witness the Apollo 12 moon mission launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The President chats with others in the stands. A light rain is falling. The President converses with an Army Sergeant. Mrs. Pat Nixon and daughter Patricia join the President in the stands. Many umbrellas are held aloft to shield the Nixons. Attention of the crowd is focused as the Saturn V rocket ignites and the Apollo 12 mission is launched. The rocket soon disappears in the clouds. But the crowd remains attentive (presumably as the roar of the rocket continues to reverberate). In a short while, the crowd begins to disperse.
NASA investigators examine grounded Apollo I space capsule to find out the reasons behind the death of three astronauts Rogers Chaffee, Edward White and Gun Grissom, at Cape Kennedy in Florida (Kennedy Space Center; Cape Canaveral).
The launch of the NASA Apollo 11 from Launch Complex 39 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States. The Apollo II command module atop Saturn V rocket in stand. Saturn V in launch pad. Command Module Pilot Major General Michael Collins,Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr (Buzz Aldrin" and Commander Neil Armstrong get prepared for flight. The three astronauts in their space suits walk with other men. The astronauts in an elevator. Ignition of the Saturn V rocket and liftoff. The launch pad being removed. The spacecraft is launched. The Apollo Lunar Module in orbit. Astronauts inside the spacecraft operating the controls and in weightless environment.
NASA astronauts on lunar surface during Apollo 11 mission, launched from Complex 39 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States. The lunar module (LM) Eagle lands on moon. Image of the lunar module (LM) Eagle on moon surface. View as Commander Neil Armstrong steps out from lunar module (LM) Eagle on the moon surface and declares "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". Boot prints on surface of the moon after Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. Armstrong collects a contingency soil sample using a sample bag on a stick. He folds the bag and tucks it into a pocket. Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin), second man on the moon, steps out onto the moon's surface with equipment. A device is planted to collect samples from solar wind. Astronauts plant a U.S. flag on the lunar surface to honor men who lost their lives in space missions. Astronauts walk around on moon surface. Television screen shows the astronauts walking on the moon surface.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy with astronaut John Glenn in Florida after Glenn successfully orbited the earth in Friendship 7. Base officials and employees turn out to see President Kennedy and Astronaut John Glenn as they drive toward the Patrick Air Force Base ramp, at Cape Canaveral. The President mounts a stage erected on the tarmac and says a few words. John Glenn stands next to him and presents him a NASA hard hat.
Launch of NASA Gemini XI from Pad 19 at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Technicians inside the Mission Control room for launch of Gemini XI. Close-ups of faces and expressions of Mission Control staff during countdown. Engines of the Launch Vehicle: Titan II GLV GT-11 / 62-12566.as ignition starts. The Gemini 11 rocket (Titan II launch vehicle) lifts off. Birds in the vicinity fly off. Citizens, dignitaries and various people in reviewing stand watch through binoculars as the spacecraft lifts into the air.
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