Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
NASA Officials in the Control Room During the Apollo 11 Launch
Full Description:
NASA officials, (left to right) Charles W. Mathews; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Marned Space Flight; and Air Force Major General Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director celebrate the successful launch of Apollo 11 in the control room at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on July 16, 1969. Boosted by the Saturn V launch vehicle, the Apollo 11 mission with a crew of three: Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin, made the first manned lunar landing. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. von Braun.
Date of Image:
1960-07-16
Category:
Wernher von Braun
term:
von Braun
term:
Phillips
term:
Mueller
term:
Apollo 11
term:
Mathews
facet_who:
Dr. Wernher von Braun
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_who:
Michael Collins
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
July 16, 1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6901183
NIX #:
MSFC-6901183
MSFC Negative Number:
6901183
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6901183
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