On this date in 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins blasted-off aboard Apollo 11 to the Moon.
Here is some amazing high-speed film of the launch. Each of the five F-1 engines of the first stage, generated 1.5 million pounds-of-force; more thrust than the 3 Space Shuttle Main Engines combined. It is still, the most powerful liquid-fueled rocket engine ever used.
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