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"We have lift off"

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11

50 years ago today was the launch that took Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin into space.

Lift off was controlled from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Amongst the hundreds of NASA staff in the control room was one woman, JoAnn Morgan. She shared her memories of the launch.

(Image: Firing Room at the Kennedy Space Centre, Credit: NASA)

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