Apollo 9 only orbited Earth. It did not go to the moon. It was used to do some tests including a space walk to test the space suits, and trying to connect the command module and lunar module together in space.
Apollo 11 destination was to land on the moon, and to return safely to earth.
Apollo 11 went to the moon
it took about 8 days to reach its destination.
Mare Tranquillitatis, aka The Sea of Tranquility.
Spider was the name of the Apollo 9 lunar module. However, the first LM was not on Apollo 9, it was on Apollo 5 (AS-205) an unmanned test.
Apollo 911.
Apollo 13 was originally intended to land on the moon at the Fra Mauro landing site. However, due to an oxygen tank explosion, the mission had to be aborted and the crew did not land on the moon. They were returned safely to Earth after overcoming numerous obstacles.
Apollo 9 - Spider Apollo 10 - Snoopy Apollo 11 - Eagle Apollo 12 - Intrepid Apollo 13 - Aquarius Apollo 14 - Antares Apollo 15 - Falcon Apollo 16 - Orion Apollo 17 - Challenger
Apollo 7, Apollo 9, and Apollo 10 did not land on the moon. Apollo 7 was the first crewed mission in the program, testing the spacecraft in Earth orbit. Apollo 9 tested lunar module systems in Earth orbit. Apollo 10 performed a dress rehearsal for the moon landing, orbiting the moon but not landing.
The Apollo program's primary destination was the Moon. Its most famous mission, Apollo 11, successfully landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface in July 1969. The program aimed to explore lunar geology, conduct scientific experiments, and demonstrate human spaceflight capabilities. Ultimately, Apollo missions contributed significantly to our understanding of the Moon and paved the way for future space exploration.
Apollo 9 was launched on March 3, 1969 and returned to earth 10 days later.
October 9, 1967