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Who started the Apollo missions?

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The original target to land a man on the moon was set by president John Kennedy.

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When did the Apollo missions start?

project Apollo started in 1921


Which Apollo missions were manned?

1,7-17 were manned apollo missions


What president began the Apollo moon missions?

It was president John Kennedy who started the moon race.


What is the name of all the missions that landed on the moon?

they were Apollo missions (such as; Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 13, etc.).


Did the Apollo missions landed humans on Mercury?

No Apollo missions landed people on the moon.


How many Apollo space missions were there altogether?

17 Apollo missions altogether.


What years did the Apollo missions land on the moon?

The Apollo moon missions were from 1969 to 1972.


Why use Apollo as a name for rockets?

In fact the rockets were called Saturn, Apollo was the name of the missions. NASA used "classical" names to name their programmes from 1958 until the Space Shuttle missions started. The first manned missions were Mercury (the messenger of the Gods), the intermediate missions between Mercury and Apollo were called Gemini - named after the astrological sign of the twins as the Gemini missions had two astronauts per flight. Apollo was named by Abe Silverstein after the God of light and archery.


What are the names of the Apollo missions?

Apollo 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17


Which Apollo missions failed?

Apollo 13


Why did NASA name it Apollo 11?

The Apollo missions were named more or less in order. After Apollo 1 was destroyed in a fire there were no other manned missions until Apollo 7. As such, starting at Apollo 7, the missions were named in order. Apollo 11 was 4th mission after Apollo 7.


How many Apollo misions were there?

there were 18 Apollo missions