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Which part of the spacecraft returned to earth In moon missions?
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the command modules.
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Is it possible to fly to the moon and back?
With a spacecraft, yes it is. During the Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s 6 manned missions successfully landed on the moon and returned to Earth.
The mini-series From the Earth to the Moon detailed the missions of what spacecraft?
apollo
Why did Apollo 8 blow up?
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to 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.
What Apollo missions didn't have to do with the moon?
The Apollo 7 was a trial of the new spacecraft built after the fire, and Apollo 9 tried the lunar module in earth orbit.
Is it possible to fly to the moon and back?
With a spacecraft, yes it is. During the Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s 6 manned missions successfully landed on the moon and returned to Earth.
The mini-series From the Earth to the Moon detailed the missions of what spacecraft?
apollo
What did the spacecraft do?
The Clementine spacecraft did missions to test sensors and spacecraft components under extended exposure to the space environment. It also made scientific observations of the moon and the asteroid that is near Earth.
What did the Clementine spacecraft do?
The Clementine spacecraft did missions to test sensors and spacecraft components under extended exposure to the space environment. It also made scientific observations of the moon and the asteroid that is near Earth.
Did Apollo go as planned?
No it did not go to plan, instead of landing on the moon it flew around the moon and then returned to earth. The astronauts landed in the ocean in their spacecraft.
How many space missions have landed on the moon and there names?
There have been seven missions launched and navigated to the moon with the intention of landing. Six of them landed and returned, while one failed to land but returned the astronauts to Earth. The USSR made three unmanned earth to the moon and return missions. The missions that landed pairs (2) of astronauts were Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
Is the first spacecraft on the moon?
Nope, it returned to NASA
How many countries have had missions to the moon when did these countries travel to the moon?
As far as has been made known to the public, the USA is the only country which so far has landedhuman beings on the moon and returned them safely to earth.The USSR has sent unmanned spacecraft around the moon and back to earth, and has crashedan unmanned vehicle onto the moon's surface.
How long does it take to get to the moon from earth using a space shuttle?
The Space Shuttle is incapable of traveling to the moon. The only manned spacecraft to travel to the moon was the Apollo spacecraft, which flew 9 lunar missions in the late 1960s and early 70s. Of these lunar missions, 6 successfully landed on the moon. Since Apollo 17 in 1972, no humans have visited the moon. The Apollo spacecraft, however, took about three days to reach the moon.
Why did Apollo 8 blow up?
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to the moon.
What was the Mercury?
It was the first United States effort to reach the moon, in which a piloted spacecraft successfully orbited around Earth and returned safely.
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.
