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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The Mission Control Center during Apollo 11.

Control Center

Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center showing the flight controllers celebrating the successful conclusion of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission on Jul 24, 1969.

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