
Apollo program - National Air and Space Museum
Dec 9, 2022 · Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time. It was part of the larger Apollo program. There were several missions during the Apollo …
The Apollo Missions - National Air and Space Museum
There were several missions during the Apollo program from 1961 to 1972. Humans landed on the moon during six missions, Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
Ten Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo Missions
Nov 12, 2021 · The Apollo Program was a monumental moment in human history – landing the first human beings on the surface of the Moon. However, the Apollo missions contributed more than …
Apollo 11 Timeline - National Air and Space Museum
Traveling to the Moon From launch to landing, Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were on a three day journey to the Moon. One thing that was not widely publicized during the Apollo program was that the …
Apollo 17 - National Air and Space Museum
Explore the history and significance of Apollo 17, the final mission of NASA's Apollo program, at the National Air and Space Museum.
Apollo Astronaut Life - National Air and Space Museum
Some of these Apollo foods—the cereal and brownie cubes, for example—may be eaten without preparation. The others must have hot or cold water added through the nozzle at the end of the …
Apollo 1 - National Air and Space Museum
During a preflight test for what was to be the first crewed Apollo mission, a fire claimed the lives of three U.S. astronauts; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. After the disaster, the mission was …
Apollo Guidance Computer and the First Silicon Chips
Oct 14, 2015 · As the Apollo program took form in the early 1960s, NASA engineers always kept the safety of their astronauts at the fore in light of the enormous risks they knew were inherent in the …
Apollo 11 Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft
Traveling to the Moon and returning required three unique and technologically advanced pieces of spacecraft, from the Saturn V rocket, to the Command Module, Columbia, and the Lunar Module, Eagle.
Apollo 12 - National Air and Space Museum
Just a few short months after Apollo 11 made history as the first crewed landing on the Moon, Apollo 12 touched down on the lunar surface.