Apollo Program Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips Monitoring Pre-launch Activities

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Description

In this July 16, 1969, photograph, Apollo 11 program director Air Force Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips monitors pre-launch activities. Four days later, Mission Commander Neil A. Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., became the first humans to walk on the Moon.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

National Archives Identifier: 593661

Full Citation: 255-CB-69-H-1153; Photograph of Apollo Program Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips Monitoring Pre-launch Activities; 7/16/1969; Black and White Photograph Files, 1965–1991; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Record Group 255; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/apollo-program-director-monitoring-pre-launch-activities/, April 10, 2026]

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