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How many different Apollo missions were there?
The Apollo program was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. Six of the missions (Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17) achieved this goal. Apollos 7 and 9 were Earth orbiting missions to test the Command and Lunar Modules, and did not return lunar data.
What were the names of the Apollo missions?
Apollo Lunar Missions
- Apollo 8. Launched 21 December 1968. Lunar Orbit and Return.
- Apollo 10. Launched 18 May 1969.
- Apollo 11. Launched 16 July 1969.
- Apollo 12. Launched 14 November 1969.
- Apollo 13. Launched 11 April 1970.
- Apollo 14. Launched 31 January 1971.
- Apollo 15. Launched 26 July 1971.
- Apollo 16. Launched 16 April 1972.
What is the difference between Apollo 8 and Apollo 11?
Apollo set several major human spaceflight milestones. It stands alone in sending crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to orbit another celestial body, and Apollo 11 was the first crewed spacecraft to land humans on one.
Are there 17 Apollo missions?
Apollo 17 (December 7 – 19, 1972) was the final Moon landing mission of NASA’s Apollo program, the most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit….Apollo 17.
| Spacecraft properties | |
|---|---|
| Orbits | 75 |
| Lunar lander | |
| Spacecraft component | Lunar module |
| Landing date | December 11, 1972, 19:54:57 UTC |
What did Apollo 7 do?
Apollo 7 was the only manned Apollo mission launched on a Saturn 1-B rocket and from pad 34 at Cape Kennedy. Apollo 7 was the first manned test of the Command and Service Module. The crew orbited the Earth 163 times and spent 10 days and 20 hours in space.
What did Apollo 9 do?
The Apollo 9 mission was the first manned flight of all Apollo lunar hardware in Earth orbit and first manned flight of the lunar module. Lunar module pilot Russel L. Schweickart performed a 37 minute EVA. Human reactions to space and weightlessness were tested in 152 orbits.
What was the total number of Apollo missions?
The only unmanned Apollo missions that were officially known as “Apollo” were Apollo 4, Apollo 5 and Apollo 6. However, there were many other unmanned missions and test flights conducted in the early stages of the program. There were a total of 12 manned Apollo missions that began with Apollo 1.
What are the names of the Apollo missions?
List of Apollo missions. The Apollo program included both manned and unmanned space missions, flown by NASA between 1961 and 1975. They culminated with a series of manned Moon landings between 1969 and 1972. Four Apollo rocket assemblies, drawn to scale: Little Joe II, Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Saturn V.
How many Apollo missions were originally planned?
There were originally 3 more Apollo missions scheduled to fly to the Moon in the initial Apollo plan, all were cancelled due to budgetary constraints. Apollo 20 was cancelled in January 1970. The flights planned for Apollo 15 and Apollo 19 were cancelled in September, 1970, the remaining missions were then renumbered 15 through 17.
How many missions were there in the Apollo program?
The Apollo program included a large number of uncrewed test missions and 11 crewed missions. The 11 crewed missions include two Earth orbiting missions, two lunar orbiting missions, a lunar swingby and six Moon landing missions. Click on the button and check out the updated Apollo interactive (Requires Flash Player).