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Q: What was the purpose of the Apollo missions?
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Why was the entire purpose of the early Apollo missions to choose a suitable place to land on the moon?

Why was the entire purpose of the early Apollo missions to choose a suitable place to land on the moon


What is the definition of Apollo missions?

There really isn't a definition of the Apollo missions so much as a purpose for the Apollo Program as well as a purpose for each mission that supported the goal of the Apollo Program. The Apollo Program was a program that ran from 1963-1972 with the purpose of safely placing a man on the moon as well as safely bringing him back to Earth. Of all the missions, two orbited the Earth, two orbited the moon, one (Apollo 13) was supposed to land on the moon but malfunctioned, slungshot around the moon and safely returned to earth leaving six missions that actually landed on the moon and returned safely to Earth.


Which Apollo missions were manned?

1,7-17 were manned apollo missions


What was the effect of the Apollo missions?

The Apollo Program was a program run by NASA whose purpose was to land man on the moon and return him safely back home.


What was in effect of the Apollo missions?

The Apollo Program was a program run by NASA whose purpose was to land man on the moon and return him safely back home.


What is the name of all the missions that landed on the moon?

they were Apollo missions (such as; Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 13, etc.).


What years did the Apollo missions land on the moon?

The Apollo moon missions were from 1969 to 1972.


How many Apollo space missions were there altogether?

17 Apollo missions altogether.


Did the Apollo missions landed humans on Mercury?

No Apollo missions landed people on the moon.


What are the names of the Apollo missions?

Apollo 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17


Which Apollo missions failed?

Apollo 13