Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. In 1865 he published the story of three adventurers who undertook a journey From the Earth to the Moon . A century later, the Saturn V rocket and NASA's Apollo program finally turned this work of fiction into fact, propelling adventuresome trios on what was perhaps Verne's most extraordinary voyage. This stirring floodlit view shows the Apollo 9 space-vehicle atop its Saturn V. Launched from a spaceport in Florida in 1969, the Apollo 9 crew were the first to test all lunar landing hardware in space .
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