There she goes: spectators including former US First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, former President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President, Spiro T. Agnew, watch as the Saturn V rocket launches carrying the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the lift off taking place at 09:32 EDT on 16 July, 1969.⁠ The historic mission was to set the first men on the moon just a few days later.⁠ For more real-time updates, follow gettyarchive.⁠ ⁠📷: Otis Imboden/National Geographic/Getty Images #moonlandings #manonthemoon #apollo11 #1969 #firstmanonthemoon #neilarmstrong #buzzaldrin #lunarmission #spacetravel #spacemission #lunarmodule #moononastick #tothemoonandback #astronaut #onesmallstepforaman #otisimboden #onegiantleapformankind #natgeo #photojournalism #nationalgeographic #archivephoto #photoarchive #picturelibrary #historyphoto #historyinphotos #analog #filmisnotdead #vintagephoto #vintageprint #gettyarchive