The Apollo 1 Launch Pad Accident Apollo 1 27 January 1967Īpollo/Saturn Uncrewed Earth Orbiting Missions SA-5 Launched 29 January 1964Īpollo boilerplate model and micrometeoroid satelliteĪpollo/Saturn Uncrewed Suborbital Flights SA-1 Launched 27 October 1961 After exploring the surface, setting up experiments, taking pictures, collecting rock samples, etc., the astronauts would return to the CM for the journey back to Earth.Īpollo Crewed Earth Orbiting Missions Apollo 7 Launched 11 October 1968 One crew member would stay in the CM, which would orbit the Moon, while the other two astronauts would take the LM down to the lunar surface. The CM and LM would separate after lunar orbit insertion. The Apollo mission consisted of a Command Module (CM) and a Lunar Module (LM). Malfunction forced cancellation of lunar landing Experiments included soil mechanics, meteoroids, seismic, heat flow, lunar ranging, magnetic fields, and solar wind experiments.Ĭlick on the spacecraft name for information about the spacecraft and data held at NSSDCAĪpollo Lunar Missions Apollo 8 Launched 21 December 1968 The six missions that landed on the Moon returned a wealth of scientific data and almost 400 kilograms of lunar samples. Apollo 13 did not land on the Moon due to a malfunction, but also returned photographs. Apollos 8 and 10 tested various components while orbiting the Moon, and returned photography of the lunar surface. Apollos 7 and 9 were Earth orbiting missions to test the Command and Lunar Modules, and did not return lunar data. Six of the missions (Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17) achieved this goal. The Apollo program was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 - July, 1999
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