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The last date to land man on the moon was 31/12/69 it was set by president John Kennedy. The target was to land a man on the moon and to bring him back safely to earth.

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What was the purpose of the Apollo 2 mission?

Apollo 2 was an unmanned hardware test flight. If instead you mean Apollo 11 then it was the first manned landing on the moon.


What happened to the final Apollo mission?

The final Apollo mission that is Apollo 17, was a successful space mission.


Which two apollo mission's objective was to orbit the earth safely?

The first Apollo manned Apollo mission to get of the ground was Apollo 7. This 11 day mission was simply a test flight of the command and service module. The second Earth only Apollo flight was that of Apollo 9. The purpose of this flight was to test the Lunar module to make sure the descent engine and ascent engined worked flawlessly.


How many space Apollo missions have there been?

There were a total of 19 Apollo missions: Apollo-1A : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 2 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 3 : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 1 : Manned orbital mission, cancelled due to fatal accident. Apollo - 4 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 5 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 6 : Unmanned orbital fligth Apollo - 7 : Manned orbital mission Apollo - 8 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo - 9 : Manned orbital mission Apollo -10 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo- 11 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 12 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 13 : Lunar Landing mission, aborted due to accident Apollo- 14 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 15 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 16 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 17 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo -18 : Space rendevous mission with Soviet Soyuz spacecraft (Apollo-Soyuz)


When was the first apollo mission sent into space?

Apollo 1 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program, launched in February 21, 1967. It never reached space.The first Apollo mission to actually reach space was the Apollo 7 mission.

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When did Apollo 10 come back to earth?

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.


What was the purpose for the Apollo 11 mission?

To land a man on the moon.


What was the purpose of the Apollo 14 mission?

Apollo 14 conducted many scientific experiments. Information on these can be found at the below link.


What was the purpose of the Apollo 2 mission?

Apollo 2 was an unmanned hardware test flight. If instead you mean Apollo 11 then it was the first manned landing on the moon.


What happened to the final Apollo mission?

The final Apollo mission that is Apollo 17, was a successful space mission.


Which two apollo mission's objective was to orbit the earth safely?

The first Apollo manned Apollo mission to get of the ground was Apollo 7. This 11 day mission was simply a test flight of the command and service module. The second Earth only Apollo flight was that of Apollo 9. The purpose of this flight was to test the Lunar module to make sure the descent engine and ascent engined worked flawlessly.


Did the Apollo mission just been land on the moon?

There has not just been an Apollo mission. The last Apollo mission to the moon was Apollo 17 in 1972


How many space Apollo missions have there been?

There were a total of 19 Apollo missions: Apollo-1A : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 2 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 3 : Unmanned suborbital flight Apollo - 1 : Manned orbital mission, cancelled due to fatal accident. Apollo - 4 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 5 : Unmanned orbital flight Apollo - 6 : Unmanned orbital fligth Apollo - 7 : Manned orbital mission Apollo - 8 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo - 9 : Manned orbital mission Apollo -10 : Manned lunar orbit mission Apollo- 11 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 12 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 13 : Lunar Landing mission, aborted due to accident Apollo- 14 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 15 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 16 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo- 17 : Lunar Landing mission Apollo -18 : Space rendevous mission with Soviet Soyuz spacecraft (Apollo-Soyuz)


Was Apollo mission 8 a manned mission?

no, the first successful manned mission to the moon was apollo mission 11.


When was the first apollo mission sent into space?

Apollo 1 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program, launched in February 21, 1967. It never reached space.The first Apollo mission to actually reach space was the Apollo 7 mission.


What was th purpose of Apollo 15 mission?

Apollo 15 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke walked on the moon and set up scientific experiments on the moon.


What was the purpose of the Apollo 13 mission?

To land on the moon, collect samples, deploy a science package, and return home.