Apollo

Apollo Mission

By emili454
  • Apollo 1

    Apollo 1

    Never launched; 27 January 1967 fire in command module during a launch pad test killed crew and destroyed the module.
  • Apollo 7

    Apollo 7

    Test flight of Block II CSM in Earth orbit; included first live TV broadcast from American spacecraft.
  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8

    Circumlunar flight of CSM; first manned flight of Saturn V. Ten lunar orbits in 20 hours.
  • Apollo 9

    Apollo 9

    First manned flight test of Lunar Module: propulsion, rendezvous and docking. EVA tested the Portable Life Support System
  • Apollo 10

    Apollo 10

    "Dress rehearsal" for lunar landing: LM descended to 8.4 nautical miles (15.6 km) from lunar surface.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    First manned landing in Sea of Tranquility; single surface EVA.
  • Apollo 12

    Apollo 12

    First precise Moon landing in Ocean of Storms near Surveyor 3 probe. Two surface EVAs; returned parts of Surveyor to Earth.
  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13

    Intended Fra Mauro landing cancelled after SM oxygen tank exploded. LM used as "lifeboat" for safe crew return. First S-IVB stage impact on Moon for active seismic test.
  • Apollo 14

    Apollo 14

    Successful Fra Mauro landing. First color TV images from lunar surface; first materials science experiments in space; two surface EVAs.
  • Apollo 15

    Apollo 15

    Landing at Hadley–Apennine; first Extended LM, 3-day lunar stay. First use of Lunar Roving Vehicle; 3 lunar surface EVAs; deep space EVA on return to retrieve orbital camera film from SM.
  • Apollo 16

    Apollo 16

    Landing in Descartes Highlands; 3 lunar EVAs and deep space EVA.
  • Apollo 17

    Apollo 17

    Landing at Taurus–Littrow. First professional geologist on the Moon; first night launch; 3 lunar EVAs and deep space EVA.