Earth at about 205,000 km or 111,000 nautical miles. North is left with the Greenland icecap visible. Europe in on the left with the Mediterranean Sea and western Sahara Further right. The Atlantic Ocean dominates the view with the South American continent lower right. Image by LPI

Earth at about 205,000 km or 111,000 nautical miles. North is left with the Greenland icecap visible. Europe in on the left with the Mediterranean Sea and western Sahara Further right. The Atlantic Ocean dominates the view with the South American continent lower right. Image by LPI

View of Earth from orbit.

View of Earth from orbit.

Wernher von Braun. The binoculars and the gesture suggest that this was taken during a post-launch discussion at the Cape. 16 July 1969. Scan by Kipp Teague.

70mm Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) took this picture. ALOTS tracking camera mounted on an Air Force EC-135 aircraft flying at about 40,000 feet altitude photographed this event in the early moments of the Apollo 11 launch.

Apollo 11 lift-off. 16 July 1969. Scan by Kipp Teague.