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Apollo 11 S-IC First Stage Separation

At 000:02:44 GET Apollo 11's first stage S-IC separates, its retrorocket motors fire and the ullage motors on the S-II are ignited to settle its propellants before S-II ignition.

Image credit: NASA

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