All of the missions that actually landed brought back moon rocks . These were the missions of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The Apollo 17 mission was of particular importance geologically, because one of the astronauts, Harrison Schmidt, was a geologist.
The goal of the Apollo mission was to land a man on the moon and to bring him back safely to the earth.
The following Apollo mission each brought moon rocks back to earth, they were Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
The Apollo 17 was the last mission to land a man on the moon and bring him back to earth.
382 kg (842 pounds)
N.A.S.A managed to bring back to earth a damaged spacecraft.
The goal of the Apollo mission was to land a man on the moon and to bring him back safely to the earth.
The following Apollo mission each brought moon rocks back to earth, they were Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
The Apollo 17 was the last mission to land a man on the moon and bring him back to earth.
382 kg (842 pounds)
N.A.S.A managed to bring back to earth a damaged spacecraft.
Bring back rocks etc.....
The unique thing of Apollo 11 was that it was the first spsce mission to fly to the moon and land on it. And also to bring the astronauts safely back to the earth.
It proved N.A.S.A could bring even a damaged craft , back from space.
Prsident John Kennedy started the space mission to land a man on the moon and to bring him back safely,The Apollo mission.
Apollo 11 was named after the Apollo program, which aimed to land a person on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. The number 11 designates that it was the eleventh mission in the Apollo program's series of lunar missions.
Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the American Apollo space program. It was an F type mission - its purpose was to be a "dry run" for the Apollo 11 mission.
Sample return wights increased with each mission as each mission spent longer than the previous mission on the lunar surface. As such, Apollo 17, as the last mission, has the highest sample return weight. A17 brought back 111 kilograms (240 lb) of samples after spending 3 days, 2 hours, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds on the lunar surface.