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No. Astronauts have orbited over the far side of the moon, but have never landed on it. The main reason is that they would be unable to communicate with Earth.
Apollo 11 landed there in 1969, but other Apollo missions orbited it before that. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon, and the astronauts participating orbited the moon but did not land on it.
There were 3 Apollo 14 astronauts. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the moon and Stuart Roosa orbited it.
The Apollo 8 astronauts who made the first trip to the moon, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Willam Anders read from the bible, as it was Christmas then in 1967.
No. He was accompanied by two astronauts: Buzz Aldrin, who was second man on the moon; and Michael Collins, who orbited the moon in the command module.
Nobody has orbited space but some have orbited the earth and the moon.
No, during the Apollo missions radio contact was cut off when astronauts orbited behind the Moon.
No. Astronauts have orbited over the far side of the moon, but have never landed on it. The main reason is that they would be unable to communicate with Earth.
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Apollo 11 landed there in 1969, but other Apollo missions orbited it before that. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon, and the astronauts participating orbited the moon but did not land on it.
There were 3 Apollo 14 astronauts. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the moon and Stuart Roosa orbited it.
The Apollo 8 astronauts who made the first trip to the moon, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Willam Anders read from the bible, as it was Christmas then in 1967.
No. He was accompanied by two astronauts: Buzz Aldrin, who was second man on the moon; and Michael Collins, who orbited the moon in the command module.
It depends on how fast you are traveling, Apollo astronauts orbited the moon for three days,then landed on the surface the fourth day.
Michael Collins piloted the Command Module which orbited the moon and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin piloted the Lunar Module which landed on the surface of the moon.
No animal has orbited the moon other than man. Dogs and monkeys have orbited the earth.