where did neil armstrong take off
Just eight years later, the United States accomplished this goal by placing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Take Off! At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Saturn V rocket launched Apollo 11 into the sky from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 1  On the ground there were over 3,000 journalists, 7,000 dignitaries, and approximately a half million tourists watching this momentous occasion.