Apollo 11 orbited the moon 10 times before landing.
1. Apollo 7: Low Earth Orbit 2. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit 3. Apollo 9: Low Earth Orbit 4. Apollo 10: Lunar Orbit 5. Apollo 11: Lunar Landing 6. Apollo 12: Lunar Landing 7. Apollo 13: Lunar flyby (aborted landing) 8. Apollo 14: Lunar Landing 9. Apollo 15: Lunar Landing 10. Apollo 16: Lunar Landing 11. Apollo 17: Lunar Landing
With small engines on the lunar module.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
Ah, that's a wonderful question. The Apollo 11 lunar module has completed its mission and is no longer in orbit around the moon. Imagine all the beauty it saw during its time up there, inspiring others to dream big and explore the wonders of the universe. Keep looking up! Enough facts already!
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Apollo 11 orbited the moon 10 times before landing.
1. Apollo 7: Low Earth Orbit 2. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit 3. Apollo 9: Low Earth Orbit 4. Apollo 10: Lunar Orbit 5. Apollo 11: Lunar Landing 6. Apollo 12: Lunar Landing 7. Apollo 13: Lunar flyby (aborted landing) 8. Apollo 14: Lunar Landing 9. Apollo 15: Lunar Landing 10. Apollo 16: Lunar Landing 11. Apollo 17: Lunar Landing
With small engines on the lunar module.
Apollo 11
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
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Ah, that's a wonderful question. The Apollo 11 lunar module has completed its mission and is no longer in orbit around the moon. Imagine all the beauty it saw during its time up there, inspiring others to dream big and explore the wonders of the universe. Keep looking up! Enough facts already!
It took 3 days for Apollo 11 to reach the Moon after leaving Earth orbit.
Yes Apollo 11 did orbit the moon before it landed on the moon.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.
Apollo 11 accelerated to about 25,000 miles per hour. It broke free from the earth's gravity and slowed to a lower speed for translunar injection or orbit.