Apollo Moon Missions

Man first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. The Apollo 11 mission, commanded by Neil Armstrong and piloted by Buzz Aldrin, made history by accomplishing the first manned moon landing.

Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon (an H type mission). It was launched on November 14, 1969 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, four months after Apollo 11. Mission commander Charles "Pete" Conradand Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. The landing site for the mission was located in the southeastern portion of the Ocean of Storms. Key objectives were achievement of a more precise landing (which had not been achieved by Apollo 11), and to visit the Surveyor 3 probe to remove parts for analysis. The mission ended on November 24 with a successful splashdown, having completed the main mission parameters successfully.

21 December 1968 Crew: Anders, Borman, Lovell. Backup Crew: Aldrin, Armstrong, Haise.

Apollo 11 used a combination of liquid oxygen and hydrogen as fuel for its S-II second stage and S-IVB third stage rocket engines. The first stage of the Saturn V rocket used RP-1, a highly refined form of kerosene, along with liquid oxygen as fuel.

NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to step onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.

No oxygen is not naturally present on the Moon. The Moon does not have an atmosphere to trap and circulate oxygen like Earth does. However there are some sources of oxygen on the Moon that are created by human activity. These sources include:

• Oxygen stored in tanks for use in scientific experiments
• Oxygen created by solar energy to split water molecules in lunar soil
• Oxygen created by chemical reactions from oxidizing materials on the lunar surface
• Oxygen generated by lunar landers rovers and other robotic probes

Humans have been able to bring oxygen to the Moon but there is still no natural supply of oxygen on its surface.

Apollo 10 re-entered the atmosphere on May 26, 1969 at almost 40,000 km per hour, which is 11.08 km/second or 24,791 miles per hour. To date, Apollo 10 holds the record for the fastest manned reentry in history.

Lunar rovers weighed 200 kg and were capable of carrying 490 kg of payload. On the moon, the weight was one-sixth of its earth weight.

Russia

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Russia never landed on the moon. Only the US has actually landed on the moon, no other nation has done so. There are many conspiracy theories claiming other nations have, but the stories don't stand up to examination.

The astronauts on the moon obtained air from their spacesuits, which were equipped with oxygen tanks. They brought their own water supplies with them from Earth, which they used for drinking and other needs during their missions on the moon.

At its peak, the Apollo program involved over 400,000 employees, contractors, and subcontractors working together to achieve the goal of landing humans on the Moon.

July 20

By most accounts it was, essentially, boring. They were confined in an incredibly small space for over three days while they coasted to the moon. Once there, obviously, things got more exciting, but the coasting phase was remarkably uneventful.

None of the seven Mercury astronauts flew to the moon. The Mercury program focused on sending astronauts into space for short periods of time and did not involve missions to the moon. The Apollo program, which followed the Mercury program, was responsible for sending astronauts to the moon.

The first men to land on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, who were part of the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin.

The crew of Apollo 8 was the first to orbit the Moon, paving the way for future Moon landings. They also captured the iconic "Earthrise" photo, highlighting the beauty and fragility of our planet from space. Additionally, they broadcasted a live TV broadcast from lunar orbit, reaching millions of people on Earth.

There were a total of 17 Apollo missions, with Apollo 11 being the famous mission that landed the first humans on the moon in 1969. These missions spanned from Apollo 7 in 1968 to Apollo 17 in 1972.

Apollo 11 was a mission, of the Apollo program. It carried 3 men, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins to/on the moon. Neil and Edwin walked on the moon, while Michael orbited around it, waiting for the upper section of the Lunar Module to blast up with Neil and Edwin with moon rocks up.

When it came up, Michael docked the command module with the Lunar. Then, the 2 astronauts floated through and fastened in. Michael then dropped the Lunar Module to crash on the Lunar surface.

The Apollo 11 lunar module The Eagle landed on the moon on 20/7/1969.

The Lunar Module Armstrong landed on the moon was named Eagle.

Frank Borman

Jim Lovell (twice)

Bill Anders

Tom Stafford

Gene Cernan (twice)

John Young (twice)

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

Michael Collins

Pete Conrad

Alan Bean

Richard Gordon

Fred Haise

Jack Swigert

Al Shepard

Ed Mitchell

Stuart Roosa

Dave Scott

Jim Irwin

Al Worden

Charlie Duke

Ken Mattingly

Harrison Schmitt

Ron Evans

The Apollo astronauts conducted various experiments, collected rock and soil samples, deployed scientific instruments, set up solar panels for power, and took photographs. They also conducted geologic surveys and tested mobility in the lunar environment.

The Apollo-Soyuz Mission was important because it symbolized détente between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It also marked the first international human spaceflight mission, showcasing collaboration between space agencies from different countries. Additionally, it paved the way for future international cooperation in space exploration.

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NASA's Apollo project was the one which took the US to the moon. It followed on from the Mercury and Gemini missions which tested many of the human and technical procedures in preparation for the lunar missions.

It began tragically with the death of the crew of Apollo one in a capsule fire which killed the crew of three during a training session. Apollo 8 was the first to actually go to the moon after several Apollo missions in earth orbit. Apollo 11, commanded by Neil Armstrong, was the first to make a lunar landing and thus Armstrong went down in the history books as the first man to step on the lunar surface on July 20 1969.

Six more missions followed, all successfully making lunar landings except for Apollo13. On this mission, an electrical fire in the service module left the spacecraft critically low in oxygen and electrical power on the outward journey. The international effort to bring the crew home was an amazing demonstration of how the seemingly impossible can be achieved through team effort.

Further missions beyond Apollo 17 had been planned, but these were cut due to the waning public interest and the subsequent lack of motivation to provide funding. Attention shifted to the development of the space shuttle.