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How many launches did the Apollo project have?

There were 11 manned launches in the Apollo Program. Apollo's 7 and 9 never left Earth orbit. Apollo's 8, 10, and 13 did not land on the moon. The remaining 6 missions successfully landed on the lunar surface.


How many manned space missions did not make it?

The only Apollo missions that were designed to go to the moon were Apollo 8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16and 17. The others were test missions or missions within earth's own orbit. They all reached the moon without exception. Apollo 8 and 10 were designed to reach the moon, but not to land. Instead their mission was to test equipment and to search out possible landing sites. They were successful in this. Apollo 13 was designed to land on the moon, but because of an explosion on board, was unable to land. Instead it reached the moon and used the moon's gravity to perform a 'slingshot' manoever and return to earth in an emergency rescue. The rest of the Apollo missions (11,12,14,15,16,17) all landed on the moon as planned.


How many Apollo space missions were there altogether?

There were a total of 17 Apollo space missions. These missions ran from Apollo 7 to Apollo 17, with Apollo 13 being the only mission that did not land on the moon due to an in-flight emergency.


What were the American missions to land a man on the moon called?

The American missions to land a man on the moon were called the Apollo missions. These missions were carried out by NASA during the 1960s and 1970s, leading to the successful landing of astronauts on the moon in 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission.


What ocean did Apollo 13 land in?

Apollo 13 landed in the Pacific Ocean

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How many launches did the Apollo project have?

There were 11 manned launches in the Apollo Program. Apollo's 7 and 9 never left Earth orbit. Apollo's 8, 10, and 13 did not land on the moon. The remaining 6 missions successfully landed on the lunar surface.


Where do Apollo missions land?

The moon.


How many manned space missions did not make it?

The only Apollo missions that were designed to go to the moon were Apollo 8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16and 17. The others were test missions or missions within earth's own orbit. They all reached the moon without exception. Apollo 8 and 10 were designed to reach the moon, but not to land. Instead their mission was to test equipment and to search out possible landing sites. They were successful in this. Apollo 13 was designed to land on the moon, but because of an explosion on board, was unable to land. Instead it reached the moon and used the moon's gravity to perform a 'slingshot' manoever and return to earth in an emergency rescue. The rest of the Apollo missions (11,12,14,15,16,17) all landed on the moon as planned.


How many Apollo space missions were there altogether?

There were a total of 17 Apollo space missions. These missions ran from Apollo 7 to Apollo 17, with Apollo 13 being the only mission that did not land on the moon due to an in-flight emergency.


What were the American missions to land a man on the moon called?

The American missions to land a man on the moon were called the Apollo missions. These missions were carried out by NASA during the 1960s and 1970s, leading to the successful landing of astronauts on the moon in 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission.


What ocean did Apollo 13 land in?

Apollo 13 landed in the Pacific Ocean


Did the Apollo missions landed humans on Mercury?

No, the Apollo missions did not land humans on Mercury. The Apollo program was focused on landing humans on the Moon. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has extreme temperatures that would make it very challenging for astronauts to land there.


Where did Apollo land when it returned to earth?

In the Pacific.


Why was the entire purpose of the early Apollo missions to choose a suitable place to land on the moon?

Why was the entire purpose of the early Apollo missions to choose a suitable place to land on the moon


What Apollo missions actually landed on the moon?

The Apollo missions to land on the moon successfully were Apollo11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.


Were did Apollo 13 land on the earth?

The Pacific Ocean .


Did one of the Apollo rockets fail to land on earth?

No, all Apollo missions successfully landed back on Earth after completing their missions to the moon.