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Saturn V rockets, the most powerful engines ever built, lifted all of the Apollo missions from Earth's surface into orbit.
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What are facts about Apollo asteroids?
Apollo asteroids have elliptical orbits that cross Earth's orbit
What is Apollo 5 longitude and longitude?
There was no real Apollo 5 mission. All flights before Apollo 7 were unmanned equipment test flights that never left Earth orbit.
What orbit are monitoring satellites put into?
Polar orbit
When did man first circle the moon?
Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit on December 24, 1968.
Why is Jim lovell famous?
He was on Gemini 7, 12 Apollo 8 and is most famous for being the commander of Apollo 13
What was the first Apollo mission to reach and orbit the moon?
ap0llo 13
When did the first people orbit the moon?
1965 When Apollo 13 went up.
How many Apollo mission have occurred?
1. Apollo 7: Low Earth Orbit 2. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit 3. Apollo 9: Low Earth Orbit 4. Apollo 10: Lunar Orbit 5. Apollo 11: Lunar Landing 6. Apollo 12: Lunar Landing 7. Apollo 13: Lunar flyby (aborted landing) 8. Apollo 14: Lunar Landing 9. Apollo 15: Lunar Landing 10. Apollo 16: Lunar Landing 11. Apollo 17: Lunar Landing
Who was the commander of the Apollo 13?
James Lovell was the commander of Apollo 13. He became the first man to orbit the moon twice and yet not to land on the lunar surface.
How many parts of the Apollo 13 rocket break off as it leaves earth's orbit?
2
Why did Apollo 8 blow up?
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to the moon.
Which Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
What was the first Apollo to orbit the moon?
The first Apollo mission to orbit the moon was Apollo 8. Launched on December 21, 1968, it carried three astronauts and completed 10 orbits around the moon before returning to Earth. This mission was a significant milestone in the Apollo program and paved the way for the subsequent lunar landings.
Did Apollo 13 come back into the atmosphere in at an LEO Low Earth Orbit?
No Apollo 13 came back into the atmosphere in the command module, the reason was that the lunar module, their savior could not face that huge heat at reentry.
Which Apollo flight was first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 8
When did Apollo 13 abort the moon mission?
For Apollo 13 to return to earth the moon mission was aborted on late 14/41970 or early 15/4/1970. The spacecraft had to make one orbit of the moon to return to earth.
How many launches did the Apollo project have?
There were 11 manned launches in the Apollo Program. Apollo's 7 and 9 never left Earth orbit. Apollo's 8, 10, and 13 did not land on the moon. The remaining 6 missions successfully landed on the lunar surface.
