The Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited around the moon 10 times.
Apollo 11 orbited the moon 10 times before landing.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon, and Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the Moon. No other manned missions have been to the Moon or beyond Earth orbit before or after those missions.
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.
Men went to the moon 9 times, and walked on the moon 6 times. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit Apollo 10: Landing rehearsal Apollo 11: Landing Apollo 12: Landing Apollo 13: Failed mission Apollo 14: Landing Apollo 15: Landing Apollo 16: Landing Apollo 17: Landing
Apollo 11 orbited the moon 10 times before landing.
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
It took 3 days for Apollo 11 to reach the Moon after leaving Earth orbit.
Apollo 8
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
Apollo 6 was an unmanned test flight, which was not intended to reach the moon. Apollo 8 was the first to orbit the moon. Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon, and Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the Moon. No other manned missions have been to the Moon or beyond Earth orbit before or after those missions.
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.
Men went to the moon 9 times, and walked on the moon 6 times. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit Apollo 10: Landing rehearsal Apollo 11: Landing Apollo 12: Landing Apollo 13: Failed mission Apollo 14: Landing Apollo 15: Landing Apollo 16: Landing Apollo 17: Landing
During the Apollo moon missions, a total of 12 astronauts walked on the moon. Each Apollo mission had a crew of three astronauts, with two of them landing on the moon's surface while one remained in orbit.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
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