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What was the manned space program that came before Apollo?
The ten Gemini missions were before Apollo and tested many of the procedures necessary before Apollo could proceed, such as spacewalking, docking and rendezvous techniques. Prior to them were the Mercury missions.See the Web Links to the left for more information.
What came first the Apollo program or the Gemini program?
The Gemini program came first. It was a precursor to the Apollo program and its main goal was to develop the techniques needed for the Apollo missions to the moon. The Apollo program followed the Gemini program and its main objective was to land humans on the moon and bring them back safely to Earth.
Did Apollo 8 land on the moon?
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
How did Apollo 11 get its name?
It was the 11th mission in the Apollo project. Like the planets, many US rockets and space projects carried names from mythology. The first manned project was called Mercury, after the winged Roman messenger. The second, Gemini, came from the sign of twins because the capsule carried two astronauts. The Apollo project was named by NASA manager Abe Silverstein who thought "Apollo riding his chariot across the Sun was appropriate to the grand scale of the proposed program."
How many Apollo space shuttles were there?
There were a total of 17 Apollo missions, with each mission having a specific number. For example, Apollo 11 was the mission that first landed humans on the Moon. However, there were no space shuttles in the Apollo program. The space shuttles were part of the Space Shuttle program, which came after Apollo.
What was the manned space program that came before Apollo?
The ten Gemini missions were before Apollo and tested many of the procedures necessary before Apollo could proceed, such as spacewalking, docking and rendezvous techniques. Prior to them were the Mercury missions.See the Web Links to the left for more information.
Who runs the Apollo space program?
The Apollo space program came to an end in 1975. It was responsible for the manned Moon flights. It was run by NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is a United States Government Agency and is now involved in other space programs,https://www.nasa.gov/
What came first the Apollo program or the Gemini program?
The Gemini program came first. It was a precursor to the Apollo program and its main goal was to develop the techniques needed for the Apollo missions to the moon. The Apollo program followed the Gemini program and its main objective was to land humans on the moon and bring them back safely to Earth.
Did Apollo 8 land on the moon?
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
Which came first the Apollo program or the Gemini program?
Gemini
What came first Apollo program or Gemini program?
I think it was Gemini.
How did Apollo 11 get its name?
It was the 11th mission in the Apollo project. Like the planets, many US rockets and space projects carried names from mythology. The first manned project was called Mercury, after the winged Roman messenger. The second, Gemini, came from the sign of twins because the capsule carried two astronauts. The Apollo project was named by NASA manager Abe Silverstein who thought "Apollo riding his chariot across the Sun was appropriate to the grand scale of the proposed program."
How many Apollo space shuttles were there?
There were a total of 17 Apollo missions, with each mission having a specific number. For example, Apollo 11 was the mission that first landed humans on the Moon. However, there were no space shuttles in the Apollo program. The space shuttles were part of the Space Shuttle program, which came after Apollo.
How much did it cost for the Apollo 2 mission?
It is difficult to accurately cost individual Apollo missions as all missions, research, experiments etc., came under the overall cost of the Apollo program, which came to about 26 billion dollars.Apollo 2 was an unmanned mission launched in July 1966 and was destroyed in about 6 hours into the mission. The main purpose was to study the effect of weightlessness on the fuel.
What Apollo mission came close to the moon?
The Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 came close to the moon but did not land on it.
How many times have people walked on moon?
Twelve people have walked on the moon as part of the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972. These astronauts came from the United States and were part of NASA's Apollo program.
Was Word the first program on a computer?
No. The first computer program came several years before Word did. There does not seem to be any agreement as to what the first program was, but suffice it to say there were several that came before Word. In fact, Ada Lovelace arguably wrote a "computer program" in 1842!
