Preparations For Apollo Xi Flight 1969

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Preparations for Apollo XI (11) flight.

Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral), Florida. United States of America (USA).

Various good shots of NASA space centre and equipment inside. Various shots of the astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin and Michael Collins. MS manoeuvring...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
90920
Sort Number:
UN 4452 B
Time in/Out:
01:38:43:00 / 01:50:38:00
Canister:
UN 4452 B
Film ID:
3270.13
Issue Date:
1969

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