Clark Cortez Astronaut Van `Apollo 11` (USA 1969) White (Diecast Car) - HobbySearch Diecast Car Store

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-July 16, 1969 The first manned flight to the moon took place. There were three astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins on board.
-The Kennedy Space Center in Florida broadcasts the launch of the Saturn-V rocket, launched by three astronauts for the mission, worldwide.

-At that time, little is known about the bus that brought the astronaut to the Apollo rocket.
-It's not a commercial model, it's designed to give men in spacesuits enough space.
-Since July 16, 1969, it has also been used to transport NASA employees to various locations on the vast Kennedy grounds.
-But when NASA migrated to the STS (Shuttle Transport System), he retired in the early 1980s, unable to carry an increased number of crew members and was missed by astronauts.

-The bus is now open to the public at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida Visitor Park.