Apollo 11 Launched

From the time of its launch on July 16, 1969, until the return splashdown on July 24, almost every major aspect of the flight of Apollo 11 was witnessed via television by hundreds of millions of people in nearly every part of the globe. The pulse of humanity rose with the giant, 111-metre- (363-foot-) high, 3,038,500-kg (6,698,700-pound) Saturn V launch vehicle as it made its flawless flight from Pad 39A at Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral), Florida.

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@thereg001
When did they change it back from Cape Kennedy to Cape Canaveral?

@FireMonkey
Glad you asked. I am now educated on the renaming myself.

You may have already found the answer. It is a bit storied, depending on the source you find. Here is a good source.

worldatlas.com/articles/why-an

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