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Thursday, July 16, 2009

T Minus Zero: Liftoff

I never get tired of photos of Saturn V rockets at liftoff. Something primal there.

It took 15 seconds for the Apollo 11 rocket just to clear the tower -- that's how much weight was being lifted. Astounding.

A look from the top of the launch tower:

Labels: Apollo 11

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