What happened on the moon in 1969?

Answer 1

There have been 9 Manned missions to the moon. Apollo 8 - Frank F. Borman (Commanding), James "Jim" Lovell& William A. Anders -1st Manned Mission, 1st to see "Dark" side of the Moon.

Apollo 10 - Thomas P Stafford (Commanding), John W. Young & Eugene A. Cernan - Orbited Moon. LM came within 8.4 Nautical Miles (15.6 km) of the lunar surface.Apollo 11 - Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin & Michael Collins - 1st Landing on the moon (Sea of Tranquility) Neil and Buzz Landed while Michael Collins remained in orbit around the moon. Apollo 12 - Charles "Pete" Conrad, Richard F. Gordan & Alan F. Bean - Pete Conrad and Alan Beanlanded on the Sea of Storms while Richard Gordan stayed in the Command Module in ordit. Apollo 13 - James "Jim" Lovell, John L. Swigert & Fred W. Haise Jnr.- Famously malfunctioned on way to moon causing the planned landing to be cancelled. Apollo 14 - Alan B. Shepard Jnr, Stuart A. Rossa & Edgar D. Mitchell - Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Fra Mauro formation. Stuart Rossa remained in orbit in the CM Apollo 15 - David R. Scott, Alfred M. Wordon& James D. Irwin. - David Scott and James Irwin landed on the Mare Imbrium. Alfred Wordon remained in orbit. Apollo 16 - John W. Young, T. Kenneth Mattingly Jnr & Charles M. Duke - John W. Young and Charles Duke landed on Descartes Highlands while Kenneth Mattingly remained in orbit. Apollo 17 - Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans & Harrison H. Schmitt - Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed on the Taurus Littrow while Ronald E. Evens remained in the CM.

Answer 2

Apollo 17, launched December 7, 1972, was the last Apollo mission to the moon. Mission commander Eugene Cernan was the last person to leave the Moon's surface. The crew returned safely to Earth on December 19, 1972. It was the first night launch of a U.S. human spaceflight and the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. The mission was launched at 12:33 a.m. EST on December 7, 1972, and concluded on December 19. It remains both the most recent manned moon landing and manned flight beyond low Earth orbit. It also broke several records set by previous flights, including longest manned lunar landing flight; longest total lunar surface extravehicular activities; largest lunar sample return, and longest time in lunar orbit. Trasnsit During the transit to the Moon, the astronauts took a famous photograph of the earth known as "The Blue Marble", which shows almost the entire continent of Africa and the continent of Antarctica. The other lunar landing missions that photographed the earth shortly after lunar orbit insertion showed the Western Hemisphere. Landing The landing site for this mission was on the southeastern rim of the Mare Serenitatis, in the southwestern Montes Taurus. This was a dark mantle between three high, steep massifs, in an area known as the Taurus-Littrow region. Pre-mission photographs showed boulders deposited along the bases of the mountains, which could provide bedrock samples. The area also contained a landslide, several impact craters, and some dark craters which could be volcanic. EVAs Apollo 17 was a J-class mission. The crew used a Lunar Rover and conducted three lunar surface excursions, lasting 7.2, 7.6 and 7.3 hours. The mission returned 110.5 lb (50.1 kg) of samples from the Moon. Schmitt and Cernan collected a record 109 lb (49 kg) of rocks during three Moonwalks. The crew roamed for 34 km (21 mi) through the Taurus-Littrow valley in their rover, discovered orange-colored soil, and left the most comprehensive set of instruments in the ALSEP on the lunar surface. Their mission was the last in the Apollo lunar landing missions. The last 4 Apollo craft were used for the three Skylab missions and the ASTP, mission in 1975. Return Eugene Cernan is, to date, the last man to have walked on the Moon. Just before he returned to the Lunar Module for the last time, he said, : "As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come --- but we believe not too long into the future --- I'd like to just [say] what I believe history will record --- that America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17." His last words before liftoff were the more prosaic "Let's get this mother out of here".

Answer 3

No. That would have been a poor time for a moon-walk. The landing took place during the

waxing crescent phase. The sun was just a few days past rising and low on the horizon at

the Sea of Tranquility, and the shadows were long there.

Had it been the time of Full Moon, shadows would have been much shorter, and the Apollo

astronauts would have had a much more difficult time negotiating the visual landing, as

well as maintaining their bearings and judging distances once on the lunar surface.

Also, they would have been looking at a "New Earth" phase, with the earth completely

non-illuminated and close to the sun in their sky ... a very poor set-up for shooting publicity

photos from the moon.

Answer 4

On July 20, 1969, humans from the planet Earth first landed on the Moon.

Answer 5

maybe you mean flight!