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*the Mobile Equipment Transporter was used for the first time
* first use of color TV on lunar surface
* largest payload returned from the moon. (at the time. Each subsequent mission improved on the amount of samples returned. Today the record is held by Apollo 17, at 111kg retured.)
* longest stay on the lunar surface. (at the time. Each subsequent mission stayed longer than the one before it. Today the record is held by Apollo 17, with a lunar surface time of 3d, 2h, 59m, 40s)
* longest lunar EVA (at the time. Each subsequent mission increased the length of the EVA's completed. Today the record is held by Apollo, whose longest EVA lasted 7:36:56)
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What were the accomplishments of the Apollo 17 mission?
Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program. It was the only mission to include a geologist, Harrison Schmitt, among the crew. The mission successfully completed three moonwalks, collected a record amount of lunar samples, and returned safely to Earth.
What were the accomplishments from the Apollo 1 missions?
Apollo 1 and its crew were destroyed in a fire while still on the pad weeks before the mission was scheduled to launch. While there were changes in NASA brought about by this tragedy, there were technically no mission accomplishments as the mission never took place.
What were the accomplishments of the Apollo 16 mission?
The Apollo 16 mission, launched in 1972, successfully landed two astronauts on the Moon. They conducted three moonwalks, collected samples, set up experiments, and explored the lunar highlands. It was the second-to-last manned mission in the Apollo program and helped further our understanding of the Moon's geology and surface.
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
Was Apollo mission 8 a manned mission?
no, the first successful manned mission to the moon was apollo mission 11.
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)
What were the names of the three astronauts on the Apollo three mission?
Apollo 3 was an unmanned test of the Saturn booster
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 the last Apollo mission to the moon?
The Apollo 17 was the last Apollo Moon mission
Who planed the Apollo 13 mission?
The Apollo space mission was planed by N.A.S.A.
What was the name of the Appollo mission that went to the moon?
The mission was actually called Apollo 11, the name and the mission of the flight are Apollo 11.
Was Apollo 13 the only aborted Apollo mission?
Yes, Apollo 13 was the only aborted mission.
