Apollo 8 was the first mission to take men to the moon. They only orbited it, and did not land.
Apollo 11 was the first mission to actually land on the moon. Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin. The previous Apollo missions had been in earth or lunar orbit.
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon.
The mission that took the first astronauts to the moon was Apollo 11. The actual landing module that carried the crew to the surface was codenamed Eagle.
During the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong took the first step onto Moon's surface on July 21 1969 at 02:56 UTC.
The Saturn V (Saturn five) rocket was used to launch the astronauts into space.The project was named the Apollo missions.Neil Armstrong was on Apollo 11 which was the first mission to actually land on the Moon.
Apollo 8, the mission that went to the Moon without a Lunar Module to test its capabilities in Lunar orbit. Apollo 10, the mission that took the Lunar Module and had to test the mission abort procedure as the astronauts were flying the first stages of the descent, with no intentions of landing.
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon.
The Apollo 11 mission took the first earth visitors to our moon in 1969.
The Apollo mission to the moon.
The mission that took the first astronauts to the moon was Apollo 11. The actual landing module that carried the crew to the surface was codenamed Eagle.
During the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong took the first step onto Moon's surface on July 21 1969 at 02:56 UTC.
Apollo 11 - Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Micheal Collins.
The Saturn V (Saturn five) rocket was used to launch the astronauts into space.The project was named the Apollo missions.Neil Armstrong was on Apollo 11 which was the first mission to actually land on the Moon.
Apollo 8, the mission that went to the Moon without a Lunar Module to test its capabilities in Lunar orbit. Apollo 10, the mission that took the Lunar Module and had to test the mission abort procedure as the astronauts were flying the first stages of the descent, with no intentions of landing.
There were multiple launches of the Apollo program.The first test flight of the Apollo/SaturnIV spacecraft (AS-201) was unmanned and took place Feb 26, 1966. The first manned flight (Apollo 7) took place Oct 11, 1968. The first moon landing mission (Apollo 11) launched July 16, 1969.
The Apollo 11 mission sent the lunar module "Eagle" to the moon.
The rocket itself was the Saturn V. If you're referring to the first spacecraft to ORBIT the moon, that would be Apollo 8. The first spacecraft to LAND on the moon was Apollo 11's lander 'Eagle'.
The most important finding from the Apollo 11 mission was that it was possible to land men on the moon and return them safely home. The observations, pictures, and samples they took beyond that were just icing on the cake.