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
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 program from 1961 …
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 …
Gemini program - National Air and Space Museum
Nov 19, 2021 · Project Gemini took place between the Mercury program, which was the United States' first human spaceflight program, and the Apollo program, which put the first human on the Moon. …
Apollo 11 Timeline - National Air and Space Museum
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, in a landing configuration, was photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module Columbia. July 20, 196917:44 UTC1:44 pm ET The lunar module …
Ten Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo Missions
Nov 12, 2021 · The Apollo missions contributed more than putting humans on the Moon, it also produced a lot of new scientific data and discoveries which expanded our knowledge of both the …
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - National Air and Space Museum
Jul 26, 2010 · The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the famous “Handshake in Space.” ASTP was the first American-Soviet space flight, docking the last American Apollo spacecraft with the then …
Mercury program - National Air and Space Museum
Nov 19, 2021 · Project Mercury was the United States' first program to put people in space. Beginning in 1958 and completed in 1963, the program made six crewed flights and marked the start of human …
Apollo 4 - National Air and Space Museum
The uncrewed flight reached an altitude of 11, 234 miles. The mission tested the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle as well as the Command and Service Module CM 017. During the test, the spacecraft made …
What was the Gemini Program? - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 22, 2022 · There would be no Apollo program without the Gemini program, which took place in between the Mercury and Apollo programs from 1964 to 1965.