the systems cut on. The ignition sequence started as the count down reached minus ten seconds. Flame and smoke gushed from the five main engines of the Saturn V rocket. "Six, five, four, three, two, one, zero, all engines running." The controllers at the Cape pushed the engines to the proper thrust of 7.5 million pounds, equal to the power of more than 92,000 locomotives (Cole 16). Then they released the pad's hold down clamps. The mighty rocket rose threw the sky with a thundering roar. The launch was a success.
             Trailed by a tail of orange flame, Apollo 11 e
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