Space Rocket History #227 – Apollo 11 – Rendezvous, Docking and

Space Rocket History #227 – Apollo 11 – Rendezvous, Docking and Jettisoning

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The ascent of the Eagle was strikingly swift compared with the liftoff of the huge Saturn V rocket from Cape Canaveral. Of course for the Moon launch, there was no atmosphere resisting Eagle, and there was only one-sixth gravity to overcome. Homepage with Pics

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