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Apollo 1 simulation
Apollo one was the first manned apollo mission. The ships crew included Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee. The ship burned during simulation killing the three men of the crew a month before the scheduled launch date.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html
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Apollo 7 launch
Apollo 7 was the first manned earth orbit flight test. The crew consisted of three memebers named, Walter M. Shirra, Donn F. Eisle, and R. Walter Cunningham. During this mission the crew practiced maneuvers that would eventually be used in a lunar mission.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
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Apollo 7 splashdown
After 10 days the shit exited orbit re-entered the atmosphere and safely landed in the Atlantic Ocean
Source:
http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html
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Apollo 8 launch
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to achieve lunar orbit. The crew included Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders. 3 days later the CSM entered lunar orbit and orbited the moon for 20 hours and 7 minutes (10 revolutions)
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
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Apollo 8 splashdown
During this 6 day mission The crew conducted a complete test of the CSM flight profile for lunar missions. After the CSM finished its orbit it landed safely in the Pacific Ocean.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html
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Apollo 9 launch
Apollo 9 was the first flight test of the complete lunar landing mission including the CSM (named Gumdrop) , the LM (named Spider) , and the EMU. The crew consisted of James A. McDivitt, David Randolph Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart. While in Earths orbit the crew simulated a lunar landing and practiced backup safety maneuvers.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
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Apollo 9 splashdown
During this ten day mission the crew simulated a lunar landing with the LM and conducted the first LM rendezvous with the CSM. The crew also conducted a 56-minute EVA to demonstrate EVA crew transfer from the LM to the CSM.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html
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Apollo 10 launch
This mission was a rehearsal for a lunar landing mission and was conducted in lunar orbit. The crew included Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene Andrew Cernan. During lunar orbit, Stafford and Cernan descended in the LM to within 18 miles of the moon before completing the first lunar orbit rendezvous with the CSM.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
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Apollo 10 splashdown
This eight day mission wa splashed down in the Pacific Ocean And was completed two months before the planned launch of the first lunar landing mission. Also, the CSM (named Charlie Brown) and LM (named Snoopy) were in lunar orbit for over two days and 31 revolutions.
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html
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Apollo 11 launch
This mission was the first lunar-landing mission and the first time man stepped foot on the moon. The crew included Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. The spacecrafts taken to the moon were named Columbia (CSM) and Eagle (LM).
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http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
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Apollo 11 lands on moon
Armstrong and Aldrin landed the Eagle on the moons surface. The LM spent 21 hours 36 minutes on the lunar surface, and the crew spent 2 hours 31 minutes outside the LM in a local area excursion on foot. The spacecraft departed lunar orbit over two days after arrival and was recovered safely in the Pacific Ocean. Once returned the astronauts were quarantined for 14 days.
Source:
http://www.astronomytoday.com/exploration/apollo.html
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-40-5875HRedit.jpg (image)
