Apollo Moon Missions

Yes the Apollo 13 spacecraft did explode as a oxygen cylinder exploded.

Apollo 11 was launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969.

Apollo 11 orbited the moon for approximately 22 hours before landing on July 20, 1969. The lunar module, Eagle, separated from the command module, Columbia, and descended to the surface where astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.

None. As of 2016 the last time anyone was on the moon was was in 1972.

The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing mission, was crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to walk on the moon. Michael Collins orbited the moon in the command module while the other two astronauts descended to the lunar surface.

After landing on the moon, the crew members of Apollo 11 spent about 21 hours on the surface conducting experiments, collecting samples, taking photographs, and setting up scientific instruments. They also planted the American flag and left behind a plaque that read, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."

Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. Launched in December 1968, it made 10 lunar orbits and provided valuable data for the subsequent Apollo missions that ultimately led to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. It was a crucial step in the United States' quest to land humans on the Moon.

Some prominent landmarks on the Moon include impact craters like Tycho and Copernicus, as well as the large flat regions known as maria, such as the Sea of Tranquility and the Ocean of Storms. Other notable features are lunar mountains like the Apennine Mountains and rilles like the Vallis Schröteri.

The crew had just finished their live broadcast for TV.

Jack Swigert flipped the switch to stir the O2 tanks. One of the circuits inside the tank sparked, causing the oxygen to ignite, rupturing the tank.

His famous first flight, on May 5 of 1961, when he became the first American in space and the crowds

went wild, was a sub-orbital flight. He went up and he came down, there was no orbit, and the whole

thing was over in less than 20 minutes.

Later, in 1974, aboard Apollo 14 on the way to the moon, the Saturn third stage with the Apollo

command module and LEM stayed in earth orbit for a while before they got the 'go for TLI'; that

wasn't more than a few hours, before they re-lit the candle, broke out of earth orbit, and headed

for the moon.

The Apollo 13 mission experienced an oxygen tank explosion that severely damaged the spacecraft. The mission had to be aborted, and the crew successfully returned to Earth through a risky re-entry procedure. Despite the challenges faced, the mission is considered a "successful failure" as the crew returned safely.

The Apollo 1 crew consisted of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Caffee.

Manned space missions are planned according to optimum weather, also everything on the ship has to have an OK , before lift off , If there is the slightest problem , lift off is postponed , or aborted altogether , until everything gets the OK. With Apollo 8, that just happened to be the right time.

Officially, there was no Apollo 2 or 3. These were unmanned flights that took place after the Apollo 1 fire, while officials were still trying to decide if they wanted to continue using the Apollo name. By the time they had made up their minds they had already launched 2 test flights of the Saturn V. Following after those, they flew three more unmanned tests, named Apollo 4, 5, and 6. The first manned mission was Apollo 7.

Actually, that's not quite it. First of all, patches were commissioned only for manned missions, and contrary to the Wikipedia article, examination of the photographs shot during training reveal that the patch Grissom, White and Chaffee designed for AS-204 has no designation at all. Second, the unmanned flights that would have been designated Apollo 1, Apollo 2, and Apollo 3 flew BEFORE the flight that Betty Grissom insisted be designated Apollo 1. AS-201 (Apollo 1) flew on 26 February 1966, AS203 (Apollo 3) flew on 5 July 1966, and AS-202 (Apollo 2) flew on 25 August 1966. The flights after AS-204 used the normal designations assigned after liftoff. Note that, by this scheme, AS-204, had it been launched, would have been designated Apollo 4, not Apollo 1.

It took thousands of engineers, scientists, and support staff working together to put a man on the moon. The Apollo program involved around 400,000 people including astronauts, mission control personnel, and contractors from various organizations like NASA, Boeing, and North American Aviation.

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

The second man to step on the moon was Edwin Aldrin.

The Apollo 11 spacecraft that went to the moon was mostly white with black and silver thermal insulation. The service module was also white with black and silver panels.

I think it costs around £1 million to get him into space

The Apollo 11 mission was led by the United States, involving American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. No other countries directly participated in the mission itself, although it was a significant milestone for international space exploration efforts.

The lunar rover was not "discovered" in the traditional sense. It was developed by NASA in the 1970s for the Apollo missions to the Moon. The rover was used to transport astronauts on the lunar surface during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions.

The first person walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission. Astronaut Neil Armstrong took those historic steps.

The first moon walk by Neil Armstrong lasted about 2 hours and 31 minutes. He descended from the lunar module at 02:56 UTC on July 21, 1969, and climbed back in at 05:57 UTC.

The Apollo mission 14 launch date was January 31, 1971.