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Which Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?

Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.


Which Apollo flight was first to orbit the moon?

Apollo 8


Did Apollo six land on the moon?

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.


Did Apollo 8 land on the moon?

No, Apollo 8 was the first manned mission the orbit the moon but it did not land on it.


Did Apollo 8 the spaceship land on the moon?

No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.


Apollo 8 was the first mission to do what?

In December 1968 Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to go to the moon, orbit it and return to Earth. The astronauts did not land on the moon.


What mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon?

The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.


On Christmas Eve in which year did Apollo 8 become the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon?

Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.


Who was the first American to orbit the moon?

The first American to orbit the moon was Frank Borman, who served as the commander of the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed mission to orbit the moon and provided valuable information for future moon landings.


Have there been other manned flights to the Moon or beyond Earth orbit prior to Apollo 8 or after Apollo 17?

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.


What year did Apollo orbit the moon?

There were two Apollo missions that orbited the moon without landing. Apollo 8, carrying the first humans to ever be inside the gravitational influence of anything besides the earth, entered lunar orbit December 24, 1968. Apollo 10, as a dress rehearsal of the first landing, had the LM orbit all the way down to within 9 miles of the moon's surface, but did not actually land. The crew entered orbit May 22, 1969.


What was the name of the first US mission to orbit the moon?

Apollo 8 was the first mission to orbit the moon. Its crew was Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders.