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Apollo 1
On January 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives from a fire. -
Apollo 7
October 11, 1968, was a hot day in Cape Kennedy, but the heat was tempered by a pleasant breeze when Apollo 7 lifted off in a two-tongued blaze of orange-colored flames. The Saturn IB, in its first trial with men aboard, provided a smooth launch, and its first stage dropped off two minutes and 25 seconds later. -
Apollo 8
This mission was to demonstrate translunar injection, CSM navigation, communications, midcourse corrections, consumable assessment, and passive thermal control. The test results were to refine the systems and procedures due to future lunar operations. All primary mission objectives and detailed test objectives were achieved for during this mission. -
Apollo 9
The primary objective of Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbital engineering test of the first crewed lunar module. All prime mission objectives were met. All major spacecraft systems were successfully demonstrated. The few errors that developed did not affect achievement of the major goals. -
Apollo 10
The Apollo 10 mission completed all aspects of an actual crewed lunar landing, besides the landing. It was the first flight of a complete crewed Apollo spacecraft to operate around the moon. Objectives included a scheduled eight hour lunar orbit of the separated lunar module. All mission objectives were achieved. -
Apollo 11
The goal of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy and perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. The trajectory would occur by firing the service propulsion subsystem, engine so as to merely circle behind the moon and emerge in a trans earth return trajectory. -
Apollo 12
The goals of the second crewed lunar landing included an extensive series of lunar exploration tasks by the lunar module crew. The deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package which was to be left on the moon's surface to gather seismic, scientific and engineering data throughout a long period of time. Sadly,a controlled burn of the remaining propellants in the empty ascent stage caused the stage to crash into the moon, providing a measurable seismic shock impulse. -
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. -
Apollo 14
The primary objectives of this mission were to explore the Fra Mauro region centered around deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Scientific Experiments Package. -
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was the first of the Apollo "J" missions capable of a longer stay time on the moon and greater surface mobility. There were four primary objectives falling in the general categories of lunar surface science, lunar orbital science and engineering-operational. The mission objectives were to explore the Hadley-Apennine region, set up and activate lunar surface scientific experiments, make engineering evaluations of new Apollo equipment, and conduct lunar orbital experiments and photograph -
Apollo 16
Three goals were to inspect, survey, and sample materials and surface features at a selected landing site in the Descartes region, Also to emplace and activate surface experiments. Finally to conduct in-flight experiments and photographic tasks from lunar orbit. -
Apollo 17
Scientific objectives of the Apollo 17 mission included, geological surveying and sampling of materials and surface features in a area called the Taurus-Littrow region. While deploying and activating surface experiments, and conducting in-flight experiments and photographic tasks during lunar orbit and transearth coast.