Various scenes of sunrise and nature with reading of verses from book of Genesis in the bible by the crew of the Apollo 8 Mission. Clouds pass over during an impending sunrise. The sun rises. Astronaut Bill Anders reads “We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness”. “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Says Jim Lovell. Sunrise by a lake. Apollo launch site during sunrise.
Crowds gathered in bleachers and viewing area near the Kennedy Space Center in anticipation of the NASA Apollo 11 launch. Launch controllers at mission control cosely monitor the Apollo 11 launch on Launch Complex 39A. Apollo 11 Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Jack King announces the progress of the launch countdown. Launch controller uses binoculars to watch the launch. Jack King starts countdown. Spectators use binoculars, a woman uses a camera. View of launch pad with birds in foreground. The Apollo 11 Mission’s rocket, Saturn V SA-506, in sky after launch. POV from landing craft of craters on the moon’s surface. Neil Armstrong’s first walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong says “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Neil Armstrong’s left footprint- the first human footprint on the moon.
General views of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. View of launchpads found at the Kennedy Space Center. Foliage in front of launch tower. View of the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39-A. Launch pad flame trenches. Everglade herons near Cape Canaveral. NASA Sound Suppression System. Distant view of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Closer view of a Sound Suppression System at Kennedy Space Center. A Saturn rocket crawler-transporter with tread marks in foreground. Close up view of moving crawler-transporter treads. Engineers walking alongside crawler-transporter as it moves along the Crawlerway at Kennedy Space Center. Low angle view of Saturn rocket on moving crawler-transporter. Engineers sitting at base of moving Saturn rocket. Wide shot of Saturn rocket (likely the Saturn V SA-508 of the Apollo 13 Mission) on moving crawler-transporter. Liquid Oxygen tank with "No Smoking" warning foreground with Saturn rocket background.
Apollo 17 Saturn V SA-512 midnight launch at the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Exhaust streaming out the bottom of the Saturn V SA-512 rocket at midnight of December 7, 1972.
Two NASA astronauts perform a rehearsal before the Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts simulate collecting lunar soil samples. Astronaut uses tongs to attempt picking up a mock lunar rock. Close view of a mock lunar rock. One astronaut opens a sample bag for the collected lunar rock. A gnomon planted on the mock lunar soil. Tongs pick up a lunar rock. Astronaut picks more lunar rocks. Astronaut demonstrates the use of a bulk sample scoop to turn a large mock lunar rock. Bulk sample scoop picks up a large dark rock. Another astronaut aids by using his foot to block the rock from moving. Astronaut demonstrates the bulk sample scoop to the other astronaut with camera. NASA scientists watch the rehearsal nearby. Astronaut seals the mock sample inside a sample bag.
Apollo 11 astronaut trains in zero gravity on board a reduced-gravity aircraft KC-135 (Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker). Apollo 11 astronaut stands in front of the simulated LLV hatch at 1/6th G. Astronaut struggles to walk in zero gravity. Astronaut carefully walks to rear of plane as NASA staff in orange jumpsuits guide him. The astronaut stops in front of the console found in rear of the plane. Astronaut slightly slips but regains balance. The astronaut works on the equipment bay. One of the NASA staff holds on to blue rope in zero gravity. Astronaut jumps forward and moves backwards while NASA staff surround him. Astronaut falls on his back, NASA staff attempt to catch his fall.
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