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Posted on July 12, 2017

As Apollo 11 passed over Western Australia, at T+2 hours 26 minutes Houston relayed to Collins, Armstrong, and Aldrin – through Carnarvon – formal permission to go to the moon. “Apollo 11, this is Houston. You are go for TLI.” Mike Collins answered, “Apollo 11. Thank you.”

3-Apollo 11 flight profile

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1-Apollo 11 separates from its first stage en route to Low Earth Orbit and then the Moon, July