Apollo 11 took off for the moon this week in 1969. To prepare the astronauts, Nasa put them through gruelling, relentless simulations – and BBC Tomorrow's World paid a visit.

The lone female launch controller for Apollo 11, JoAnn Morgan, enjoyed seeing the much updated- firing room. One thing was notably missing, though: stacks of paper.

And on July 16, 1969, Morgan was assigned to a console in the launch control facility at the Kennedy Space Center during the launch of Apollo 11. She was the only woman in the firing room.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he and two other astronauts flew to the moon 50 years ago. At NASA’s invitation, Michael ...