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Apollo 10 did not land on the moon, but practised some of the techniques used for the descent to the moon. The astronauts did joke about continuing down to the surface! The next mission, Apollo 11, was the first moon landing and also saw the first men to walk on the moon.
Although Apollo 10 could, in theory, have landed on the moon, it would have been a one-way trip for Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan. Snoopy's ascent stage didn't have enough fuel to return to orbit so they would have been stranded on the moon. Had they tried to take off, they would have crashed back onto the surface.
This wasn't done to keep the astronauts from being tempted to beat Apollo 11 to the surface; they were far too disciplined and well trained for that. The lunar module was still overweight, and a full fuel load would have made it too heavy. So while the engineers worked on making Apollo 11's Eagle light enough to land and take off again, it was a simple matter to compensate for Snoopy's excess weight by simply leaving its propellant tanks partly empty. Without a landing, it wouldn't be needed anyway.
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What happened on Apollo 8?
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. Launched in December 1968, it made 10 lunar orbits and provided valuable data for the subsequent Apollo missions that ultimately led to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. It was a crucial step in the United States' quest to land humans on the Moon.
When did Apollo 1 land on the moon?
it never landed. The first 10 Apollo were test flights. Apollo 1 had a fire.
What Apollo missions didn't have to do with the moon?
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.
How may moon missions were apart of the Apollo program?
Apollo missions 8, 10 and 13 all orbited the moon, without landing. Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 did land on the moon. So there were 9 missions to the moon, of those, 6 landed.
What year did the rocket launch astronauts to the moon?
The first rockets to send people to the moon were in December 1968 on Apollo 8. Those astronauts were not due to land on the moon, just to test if they could reach it and get back. Apollo 10 did similar work in 1969. The first to land on the moon were astronauts from Apollo 11 in July 1969.
What Apollo mission came close to the moon?
The Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 came close to the moon but did not land on it.
Is Apollo a telescope?
No Apollo is the name of the spacecraft mission to the moon main;loy.ven though Apollo7 to 10 did not land on the moon.
Was Apollo 11 the fist mission to reach the moon?
No not really as both Apollo 8 and 10 orbited the moon, but did not land on it.
What spacecraft other than Apollo 11 reached the moon?
Beside Apollo 11, the Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 reached the moon. Apollo 8, 10 and 13 did not land on the moon.
What happened on Apollo 8?
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. Launched in December 1968, it made 10 lunar orbits and provided valuable data for the subsequent Apollo missions that ultimately led to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. It was a crucial step in the United States' quest to land humans on the Moon.
When did Apollo 1 land on the moon?
it never landed. The first 10 Apollo were test flights. Apollo 1 had a fire.
What Apollo missions didn't have to do with the moon?
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.
How may moon missions were apart of the Apollo program?
Apollo missions 8, 10 and 13 all orbited the moon, without landing. Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 did land on the moon. So there were 9 missions to the moon, of those, 6 landed.
What year did the rocket launch astronauts to the moon?
The first rockets to send people to the moon were in December 1968 on Apollo 8. Those astronauts were not due to land on the moon, just to test if they could reach it and get back. Apollo 10 did similar work in 1969. The first to land on the moon were astronauts from Apollo 11 in July 1969.
What was the name of the 1st' manned lunar mission on the moon?
It depends on what you're looking for. Apollo 8 orbited the moon on December 24, 1968. Apollo 11 became the first mission to land on the moon on July 10, 1969.
Why didn't all moon missions land on the moon?
There were 17 Apollo missions. The early ones were for doing some tests in Earth orbit. Some were only sent up to observe the Moon. Apollo 8 was the first to go to the moon, although there were no plans to land on it. They were just testing technology, as were Apollo 9 and 10. Many things had to be tested before they could land. Apollo 11 was the first to land men on the moon. Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 also put men on the moon. Apollo 13 planned to put men on the moon, but there was a technical problem during their journey, so they did not land on the moon.
How many launches did the Apollo project have?
There were 11 manned launches in the Apollo Program. Apollo's 7 and 9 never left Earth orbit. Apollo's 8, 10, and 13 did not land on the moon. The remaining 6 missions successfully landed on the lunar surface.
