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Huntsville Von Braun

A photo from the celebration of the splashdown of Apollo 11 in Huntsville, Alabama on July 24, 1969. This photo shows Dr. Von Braun, director of Marshall Space Flight Center, being carried on the shoulders of city officials. MSFC worked with companies across the country to build the Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the moon in 1969.

 

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Image Number: MSFC-6900512

Date: July 24, 1969

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Taken on July 24, 1969