
Tragedy struck on the launch pad during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204), which was scheduled to be the first Apollo manned mission, and would have been launched on February 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the Command Module (CM).
The Apollo 1 astronauts were:
- Virgil I. Grissom, Jr., Commander
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Apollo 7, (AS-205): October 11-12, 1968
First successful manned flight in the Apollo Project. Orbited Earth 163 times. Duration of flight: 10 days, 20 hours. First manned Command Service Module (CSM) operations in the lunar landing program. First live TV from a manned spacecraft.
The Apollo 7 astronauts were:
- Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Commander
Donn F. Eisele, Command Module Pilot
R. Walter Cunningham, Lunar Module Pilot
First manned flight to orbit the Moon. In lunar orbit 20 hours, with 10 orbits. Duration of flight: 6 days, 3 hours. Tested the support facilities of the entire Apollo system. The first live TV broadcasts from Moon orbit. Photographs taken of the Earth from the Moon, and the back side of the Moon.
The Apollo 8 astronauts were:
- Frank Borman, Commander
James A. Lovell, Jr., Command Module Pilot
William A. Anders, Lunar Module Pilot
First manned flight of the Lunar Module and first manned flight of all lunar hardware in Earth orbit. Astronaut Schweickart performed 37 minutes EVA (space walk). Human reactions to space and weightlessness tested in 152 orbits. Duration of flight: 10 days, 1 hour. The name given to the Command Module was "Gumdrop", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Spider".
The Apollo 9 astronauts were:
- James A. McDivitt, Commander
David R. Scott, Command Module Pilot
Russell L. Schweickart, Lunar Module Pilot
Dress rehearsal for the first manned Moon landing. First manned Command Service Module/Lunar Module operations in cislunar and lunar environment, with simuation of the first lunal landing profile. In lunar orbit 61.6 hours with 31 orbits. The Lunar Module was taken to within 15, 243 meters (50, 000 ft.) of the lunar surface. First live color TV from space. The Lunar Module ascent stage was jettisoned in orbit. Duration of flight: 8 days, 3 minutes. The name given to the Command Module was "Charlie Brown", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Snoopy".
The Apollo 10 astronauts were:
- Thomas P. Stafford, Commander
John W. Young, Command Module Pilot
Eugene A. Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot
First manned lunar landing mission and lunar surface EVA. Landing site: Sea of Tranquility. One EVA of 2 hours, 31 minutes. The American Flag and scientific instruments were deployed on the Moon. A plaque was unveiled on the Lunar Module descent stage with inscription: "Here Men From Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We Came In Peace For All Mankind". The lunar surface stay time was 21.6 hours with 59.5 hours in lunar orbit, with 30 orbits. The Lunar Module ascent stage was left in lunar orbit. 20kg (44 pounds) of lunar material was gathered. Duration of flight: 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes. The name given to the Command Module was "Columbia", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Eagle".
The Apollo 11 astronauts were:
- Neil A. Armstrong, Commander
Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot
Edwin E. Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot
Landing site: Ocean of Storms. Retrieved parts of the unmanned Surveyor 3, which had landed on the Moon in April 1967. Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was deployed. Lunar surface stay-time, 31.5 hours; in lunar orbit 89 hours, with 45 orbits. The Lunar Module descent stage impacted on the Moon. 34kg (75 pounds) of lunar material was gathered.Duration of flight: 10 days, 3 hours, 36 minutes. The name given to the Command Module was "Yankee Clipper", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Intrepid".
The Apollo 12 astronauts were:
- Charles Conrad, Jr., Commander
Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Command Module Pilot
Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module Pilot
Third lunar landing attempt. Mission was aborted after rupture of the service module oxygen tank. Mission was classed as a "successful failure" because of the experience in rescuing the crew. The spent upper stage was successfully impacted on the Moon
Days before the mission, backup Lunar Module pilot Charlie Duke inadvertently exposed the crew to German measles. The original Command Module pilot, Ken Mattingly, turned out to have no immunity to measles and was replaced by the backup Command Module pilot Jack Swigert. Duration of flight: 5 days, 22.9 hours. The name given to the Command Module was "Odyssey", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Aquarius".
The Apollo 13 astronauts were:
- James A. Lovell, Jr., Commander
John L. Swigert, Jr., Command Module Pilot
Fred W. Haise, Jr, Lunar Module Pilot
Landing site: Fra Mauro. Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) and other instruments were deployed on the Moon. Lunar surface stay-time: 33.5 hours; 67 hours in lunar orbit, with 34 orbits. There were 2 EVAs of 9 hours, 25 minutes. The third stage impacted on the Moon. 42 kg (94 pounds) of lunar materials was gathered, with astronauts using a hand cart for first time to transport rocks. Duration of the flight: 9 days. The name given to the Command Module was "Kitty Hawk", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Antares".
The Apollo 14 astronauts were:
- Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Commander
Stuart A. Roosa, Command Module Pilot
Edgar D. Mitchell, Jr, Lunar Module Pilot
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