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Apollo 7 Launches on October 11, 1968

Apollo 7 spacecraft launching with large antenna in foreground
Image Credit: NASA
Published: July 9, 2018
Historical Date: October 11, 1968

The Apollo 7 Saturn IB launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. October 11, 1968. This image show the tracking antenna on the left and a pad service structure on the right.

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