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Apollo Moon Missions
The Apollo Moon Missions were a series of NASA missions that put 12 men on the moon through six space flights during 1961-1975. This category is for questions and answers about those missions.
3,276 Questions
Who was the second person from India land on moon?
Nobody from India has landed on the moon. The only country that has landed astronauts on the lunar surface is the US.
Was there an Apollo 1 mission?
No, there was no Apollo 1 mission. Apollo 1 was planned to be the first crewed mission in the Apollo program, but a tragic accident during a pre-launch test on January 27, 1967, resulted in the loss of the crew: Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.
How many people have been killed landing on the moon?
None.
Of the seven Apollo manned missions to the Moon (1969 to 1972), six landed and returned successfully. The seventh, Apollo 13, had a major problem that meant they could not land, and they used their mission resources to survive and return to Earth. NASA lost one crew (three astronauts) in a ground testing fire in 1967.
How many black people walked on the moon?
To date only 12 white American men have walked on the moon.
Who are the first man who discovered a moon?
Galileo Galilei is often credited with the discovery of moons when he observed four of Jupiter's largest moons through a telescope in 1610. These moons are now known as the Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
Was Armstrong the first man on the moon?
Yes, Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
What happen after the first man on the moon?
After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, several more Apollo missions followed, with a total of 12 astronauts walking on the moon. However, interest and funding for further manned missions to the moon diminished, and efforts shifted towards building a space station and exploring other parts of space.
How fast did they fly to the moon?
It took roughly 3 days to get from the earth to the moon. If you figure the average distance from the Earth to the moon is 238,000 miles you can calculate the average speed the spacecraft were travelling (238,000 miles / 72 hours = 3,305.5 mph)
The exact speed cannot be given because it was constantly changing. In order to escape the Earth's gravity the spacecraft had to initially speed up to around 24,000 mph. Once they had achieved escape velocity, however, they shut down the rocket engine and coasted the rest of the way to the moon.
When you, for example, coast in your car, you are slowly decelerating. This deceleration is caused by friction between the tires and the road, friction as the car moves through the air, etc. The same thing, in principle, happened to the Apollo spacecraft, with the exception that the deceleration wasn't caused by friction, but by the tug of Earth's gravity. Just like when you throw a ball straight up and the Earth's gravity pulls it back down, it was trying to pull the Apollo back down as well.
At a specific point between the Earth and Moon, however, the gravity of the Moon began to have a stronger effect on the Apollo craft than the gravity of the Earth. At this point the spacecraft began to accelerate again, falling towards the lunar surface instead. Once the spacecraft reached the moon the astronauts had to fire their rocket again to slow down, enter lunar orbit, and avoid whipping right by into open space.
To return back home they repeated these steps in reverse, only instead of firing rockets to slow down and enter orbit around the Earth, they slowed down enough to fall into the Earth's atmosphere.
How did Apollo 11 change the world?
In my opinion, Apollo 11 and the rest of the space program proved to the rest of the world that the western free way of life was more innovative and more productive than the centrally planned and government run Communist way of doing things. Furthermore, it dramatically proved that we could precisely place a spacecraft onto a precise place on the Moon, implying that we could also place a nuclear warhead in a precise place on the Earth or anywhere else. This fact had a dramatic chilling effect on the prospect for nuclear war, proving to everyone that nuclear war was unwinnable.
So, in summary, Apollo 11 and radio free Europe and the McDonald's and Pizza Hut in Moscow all contributed to the end of the cold war and the prevention of world war III, and therefore encouraged the spread of democracy across eastern Europe and beyond. Without Apollo 11, the Chinese may never have allowed capitalism to grow and prosper, which in turn means they wouldn't be buying our government bonds. Quite an accomplishment if you ask me.
Who is the 3rd man to step on the moon?
Charles "Pete" Conrad was the 3rd man to step on the moon during the Apollo 12 mission in 1969.
How was the second person to step on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin was the second person to step on the moon, following Neil Armstrong, during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. Aldrin made history by becoming the second person to walk on the lunar surface.
Which two apollo mission's objective was to orbit the earth safely?
The first Apollo manned Apollo mission to get of the ground was Apollo 7. This 11 day mission was simply a test flight of the command and service module. The second Earth only Apollo flight was that of Apollo 9. The purpose of this flight was to test the Lunar module to make sure the descent engine and ascent engined worked flawlessly.
When did the 1st moon landing take place?
The first moon landing took place on July 20, 1969, as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon during this historic event.
The directors hyped the suspense by avoiding any direct camera angles with the Creature. It was about the size of a man, of necessity, but we never get a good view. It clawed or bit one of the astronauts, who eventually died, his comrade had a psychological trauma but was not injured. Nasa (in the film) would not let the men return to Earth, so it"s Death in Lunar Orbit two on the Moon and the observer in the Mother Ship.
What was an effect of the Apollo missions?
Not only did the Apollo missions expand jobs for aeronautics engineers, but it also reinvigorated the American aeronautics industry overall, as it was the first major US victory in the Cold War's "Space Race."
What new information about the moon did scientists learn form Apollo mission?
Primarily the moon's age and geological makeup. They verified that the moon was indeed created from a massive impact between the newly-formed earth and a mars sized proto-planet which spread millions of tons of debris into orbit around the earth. That debris eventually bound together to form our moon.
When can't astronauts land on the moon?
The astronauts landed in the lunar morning (remember, a full lunar day is about 29 Earth days long!) so that shadows would be long, so they could judge their approach to the ground, dodge boulder-strewn areas, and such. Also, it would be much cooler, which is easier on the astronauts and their gear. The temperature at lunar noon can be as much s 250 F. so you can see why they went early in the day!
Who was the only crew- member to not walk on the moon on Apollo 11?
michael collins was the pilot so he did not walk on the moon
What other countries landed a man on the moon?
The only country so far to land a man on the moon is the U.S.A.
On Apollo 12 did any of the astronauts experience physical problems on the mission?
Yes, during the Apollo 12 mission, astronaut Alan Bean experienced problems with the telemetry system in his biomedical sensors and had to be monitored manually. This issue was resolved, and Bean continued the mission successfully.
What is the escape velocity from the moon for a lunar landing module sitting on the Moon's surface?
The lunar escape velocity, regardless of what object is trying to escape, is about 2.38 km/s, or about 1.5 mi/s.
(This is about 5324 mph, compared to about 25,000 mph on Earth.)
How many attitude control thrusters were on the Apollo Service Module?
The SM had 16 RCS thrusters (RCS stands for Reaction Control System).
The Command Module (CM) had an additional 12.
What was the importance of the Apollo 7 and 9 missions?
Apollo 7 was the first manned Apollo mission and served as a successful test of the Apollo Command and Service Module in Earth orbit. Apollo 9 tested the Lunar Module in Earth orbit, making it crucial for the subsequent moon landing missions. Both missions were important steps towards the ultimate goal of landing astronauts on the moon.
