Space, a vast, black ocean littered with stars dancing along with the silky white moon. For hundreds of years humans studied these stars and on May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy had a challenge at the ready, to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade, this inspired series of missions called Apollo. It took NASA six years to land a human being on the moon and fulfill President Kennedy’s challenge along with bringing pride and of course moon rocks to America.
First of all, Apollo 11 was the first flight to land a man on the moon. The crew was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the landing site was “Mare Tranquilitatis”. The mission was launched on July 16 1969 and landed on July 24 …show more content…
The crew of Apollo 8 was Frank Borman, William A. Anders, and James A. Lovell. They had 4 months to change the objective of the mission, which isn’t a lot of time for a celestial flight. The Saturn 5 went into elliptical orbit and circled around the moon. One of the crew members, Frank Borman appeared to be sick in space.
Moreover, Apollo 7 NASA tested the command module under Earth’s orbit during this mission. Walter Schirra Jr, R. Walter Cunningham, and Donn F. Eisele. NASA launched this mission on October 11, 1968 and landed on October 22, 1968. Apollo 7 spent more time in space than all of the Soviet’s flights combined. One of the objectives of this mission was to demonstrate how the crew works together.
In addition, Apollo 6 was NASA’s final unmanned mission. NASA launched this unmanned mission on 3/4/1968 and landed on the same day. The mission was an “A” type mission and launched despite engine failures. Another name for this mission is AS-502. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on the same day as launch.
Moreover, Apollo 5 was also known as AS-204. NASA launched this unmanned mission on 1/22/1968 and the landing had “No Recovery”. This mission was the first test flight of the lunar module. The objective was to make sure that it could ascend and descend. The data system failed and the heat rose higher than planned due to the water
First of all, Apollo 11 was the first flight to land a man on the moon. The crew was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the landing site was “Mare Tranquilitatis”. The mission was launched on July 16 1969 and landed on July 24 …show more content…
The crew of Apollo 8 was Frank Borman, William A. Anders, and James A. Lovell. They had 4 months to change the objective of the mission, which isn’t a lot of time for a celestial flight. The Saturn 5 went into elliptical orbit and circled around the moon. One of the crew members, Frank Borman appeared to be sick in space.
Moreover, Apollo 7 NASA tested the command module under Earth’s orbit during this mission. Walter Schirra Jr, R. Walter Cunningham, and Donn F. Eisele. NASA launched this mission on October 11, 1968 and landed on October 22, 1968. Apollo 7 spent more time in space than all of the Soviet’s flights combined. One of the objectives of this mission was to demonstrate how the crew works together.
In addition, Apollo 6 was NASA’s final unmanned mission. NASA launched this unmanned mission on 3/4/1968 and landed on the same day. The mission was an “A” type mission and launched despite engine failures. Another name for this mission is AS-502. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on the same day as launch.
Moreover, Apollo 5 was also known as AS-204. NASA launched this unmanned mission on 1/22/1968 and the landing had “No Recovery”. This mission was the first test flight of the lunar module. The objective was to make sure that it could ascend and descend. The data system failed and the heat rose higher than planned due to the water