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.
Consoles in the Mission Operations Control Room 2, the flight control room of the first crewed moon landing (the Apollo 11), at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Closeups of console labels read “CAP COMM”, “Flight Director 02”, “Life Systems Officer”, “Flight Dynamics Officer”, and “Guidance Officer”. Craters on the moon surface during Apollo 8. Famous "Blue Marble" view of the earth as seen from the moon. Apollo 9 astronaut Dave Scott exiting hatch of capsule for his extravehicular activity. Apollo 9 lunar module “Spider” moving across moon surface. The Apollo 10 Command and Service Module in orbit around the moon. View of empty mission control, Houston. Boy Scouts carrying flags of the United States in a parade. Drum in marching band. A window displays a photo of Buzz Aldrin, under the words “Our Hero”. Buzz Aldrin waves to cheering spectators. Michael Collins smiles. An Indian bagpipe band marching. French dignitary awards Michael Collins. Asian Boy Scouts cheer and women dance during the three astronauts’ international “Giantstep Apollo 11 Presidential Goodwill Tour." A masked native dancing. Neil Armstrong waves at people as he sits with Amsterdam mayor Ivo Samkaldenfrom in a boat sailing in Amsterdam’s canals. Dutch people waving at Neil Armstrong from a bridge. Ticker tape parade in honor of Apollo 11. Balloons flying over parade. Apollo launch site. Emergency phone numbers sign posted at Cape Kennedy. View of the remains of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34, the site of the Apollo 1 cabin fire that killed Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee—and destroyed the command module (CM).
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.
Astronauts Eugene “Gene” Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt enjoying zero gravity inside the spacecraft during Apollo 17 mission. They pass around various objects in capsule, including a flashlight, a mission book, and a shaver. Ronald Evans refuses the shaver with comical disgusted expression while another flips in his chair. . Harrison Schmitt playfully rotates his body in fetal position in zero gravity. Ronald Evans eats a sausage another grabs a floating pack of juice and drinks from it. Harrison Schmitt shaves using an electric razor, passing the razor to Ronald Evans.
View of Apollo astronaut (probably Gene Cernan) bunny hopping on the moon while Apollo 17 astronaut Dr. Harrison Schmitt sings a few bars of "The Fountain in the Park" but with alternate words "I Was Strolling on the Moon One Day" as Gene Cernan joins in. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke approach a house rock at the edge of North Ray crater. Charlie Duke exclaims, "Look at the size of that rock!" Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt holds a moon rock while Gene Cernan says, “We hope that this will be a symbol of what our feelings are, what the feelings of the Apollo Program are, and a symbol of mankind; that we can live in peace and harmony in the future.”Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell setting up the Unite States flag on the moon. View of the earth from the moon as astronaut Harrison Schmitt comments, "This glow represented to all of us, I think, not only home but a very fragile place that we have come back and felt that needed not only protection but understanding"
Lunar module of the Apollo 17 mission lifts off from the moon. Apollo lunar module (probably Apollo 17) approaching the command and service module (CSM) to dock. Still image of earth from space. Apollo 17 splashdown as seen from rescue helicopter. Credits with NASA logo.
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