Apollo 8 was the first manned craft to go to the moon, Apollo 11 was the first to land.
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to ever land on the moon. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to actually travel to the moon, but they did not land.
The first manned mission that went into orbit around the moon was Apollo 8, commanded by Frank Borman.
The name of the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon was the lunar module of Apollo 11 called The Eagle.
Apollo 11
no, the first successful manned mission to the moon was apollo mission 11.
The first US manned landing on the Moon was on July 20, 1969.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon, and Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the Moon. No other manned missions have been to the Moon or beyond Earth orbit before or after those missions.
It is called the Eagle.
The first manned moon landing took place on 20 July 1969
Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
The first manned flight was on April 12th 1961 with Yuri Gagarin. The first man landing on the Moon was on July 20th 1969. So it was a bit under 8 years.