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What was the only part of the original spacecraft that made the entire trip and return to earths surface during a lunar mission?

it was the lunar module


What does hyabusa mean?

Hyabusa is the name of a Japanese spacecraft that performed a sample-return mission to an asteroid called Itokawa in 2005. The spacecraft collected samples from the asteroid's surface and returned them to Earth for analysis.


How did they get to the moon?

The Apollo missions, carried out by NASA, used powerful rockets to launch spacecraft to the moon. The spacecraft traveled through space for several days before landing on the moon's surface and returned to Earth after completing their mission.


What spacecraft was the first to take people to the Moon's surface?

The Lunar Module of the Apollo 11 mission was named Eagle.


What happend to Apollo 15?

Apollo 15 was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program, and it was the fourth to land on the Moon. It was launched on July 26, 1971, and returned safely to Earth on August 7, 1971. The mission involved a longer stay on the lunar surface and more advanced scientific exploration compared to previous missions.


Has any spacecraft visited the planet earth?

Yes. Every spacecraft ever made by humans originated on Earth and most never went farther than an orbit around Earth. Many have returned to the surface.


What was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet?

Mariner 9 took on that spacecraft's mission of mapping 70 percent of the Martian surface in addition to its own objective of studying changes over time in the Martian atmosphere and surface.


The first American spacecraft to reach the moon's surface was one of the of spacecraft?

In 1962 on the 26th of April, Ranger IV landed on the moon but was unsuccessful in sending back pictures because of technical faults. This was the first American spacecraft to reach the moon. The first spacecraft to reach the moon was the Luna 2 from the USSR in 1959 .


What was the spacecraft used to carry out the mission Viking 1?

Martin Marietta was the principal contractor. The project was managed from Langley, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, Calif., was responsible for the orbiters and would later manage the science mission.


What spacecraft took these new pictures of mars?

The spacecraft that took the new pictures of Mars is the Perseverance rover, a NASA mission launched in July 2020. It is equipped with advanced cameras and instruments to capture high-resolution images of the Martian surface.


What was the name of the mission that first landed on the moon?

"Luna 2" was the first USSR spacecraft on the surface of the moon, in 1960. "Ranger 4" was the first US spacecraft on the surface of the moon, in 1963. Both Luna-2 and Ranger-4 were crash landings. "Apollo 11", launched by the US, was the first mission to land men on the moon and return them safely to earth, in 1969.


What is the name of the NASA spacecraft that is currently orbiting Mercury?

'MESSENGER' is the Mercury Mission - See the related link listed below for more information: