Posted on February 11, 2016
“…our building’s shaking here. Our building’s shaking! Oh it’s terrific, the building’s shaking! This big blast window is shaking! We’re holding it with our hands! Look at that rocket go into the clouds at 3000 feet!…you can see it…you can see it…oh the roar is terrific!…” Walter Cronkite – Apollo 4 launch.
6-A crescent Earth, as photographed from Apollo 4
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4-Apollo 4 unmanned mission lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center
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2-Apollo 4 on launch pad 39
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