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The Apollo 11 Saturn V lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., on July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center, en route to the first moon landing. A vapor cone seen in the image is thought to be related to the breaking of the sound barrier, in a phenomenon called a PrandtlñGlauert singularity. Credit: NASA
