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.
Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
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.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
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Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
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.
No, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, but it did not land.
december 21st 1968
It took 3 days for Apollo 11 to reach the Moon after leaving Earth orbit.
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.