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.
Apollo 12 returned to Earth on November 24, 1969, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. The mission lasted a total of just over 10 days, from launch to splashdown.
May 18, 1969
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.
Apollo 11 was preceded by Apollo 9 which tested the combined Apollo Command/Service Module and the Lunar Module in Earth Orbit, and Apollo 10 which was the Dress Rehearsal for Apollo 11 taking the Lunar Module most of the way to the Moons surface but not landing.
Apollo 9 was launched on March 3, 1969 and returned to earth 10 days later.
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Apollo 10 holds the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle (39, 897 kph). Apollo 10 was the first mission broadcast in colour from space. The lunar module for Apollo 10 is still in space (orbiting the sun) - all the others crashed into the moon or burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere.
1. Apollo 7: Low Earth Orbit 2. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit 3. Apollo 9: Low Earth Orbit 4. Apollo 10: Lunar Orbit 5. Apollo 11: Lunar Landing 6. Apollo 12: Lunar Landing 7. Apollo 13: Lunar flyby (aborted landing) 8. Apollo 14: Lunar Landing 9. Apollo 15: Lunar Landing 10. Apollo 16: Lunar Landing 11. Apollo 17: Lunar Landing
A Saturn V rocket blasted them from the earth, and the Apollo spacecraft took them the rest of the journey. This consisted of a command module, where the crew were located, and the service module.
The Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited around the moon 10 times.
The astronauts for Apollo 10 were Thomas Stafford, John young and eugene Cernan, the Apollo 10 was to go to the moon and then two would be in the lunar module and one astronaut would be in the command module. They separated and docked in the orbit of the moon. This was the final test before Apollo 11.
The Apollo 1-10 missions were part of NASA's Apollo program aimed at landing humans on the Moon and bringing them safely back to Earth. The missions focused on testing the spacecraft and developing the technologies needed for a successful lunar landing, such as spaceflight capabilities, navigation systems, and crew training.