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On July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, Apollo-era launch team member JoAnn Morgan visits Launch Control Center Firing Room 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Morgan was the only female in the firing room during Apollo 11 launch countdown activites. Apollo 11 launched on a Saturn V rocket at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969.

On July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, Apollo-era launch team member JoAnn Morgan visits Launch Control Center Firing Room 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Morgan was the only female in the firing room during Apollo 11 launch countdown activites. Apollo 11 launched on a Saturn V rocket at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969.

Photographer NASA/Kim Shiflett
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