Apollo 11 Launch Control Center. Footage of personnel at the Launch Control Center at launch of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, July 16th 1969. Wernher von Braun appears at 32 seconds. Von Braun developed the V-2 rocket during World War II but later played a central role in developing the rockets used in NASA's Apollo missions to the Moon. The Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket was launched at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA, and was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Buzz Aldrin.