Apollo Missions

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This topic is offered for historical reference.

Because the US has sent a crew to circle the Moon, I thought it might be worth while to review the Apollo missions.

Per Google:

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Here is a one-line summary of each Apollo flight based on NASA and historical records:
Apollo 1 (1967): Tragic pre-launch cabin fire killed astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee during a ground test.
Apollo 4 (1967): First uncrewed "all-up" test of the Saturn V rocket, proving the launch vehicle and heat shield worked.
Apollo 5 (1968): Uncrewed test flight of the Lunar Module, verifying its ascent and descent propulsion systems in space.
Apollo 6 (1968): Final uncrewed test of the Saturn V; despite engine issues, it qualified the rocket for human spaceflight.
Apollo 7 (1968): First crewed Apollo mission tested the Command Module in Earth orbit for 11 days.
Apollo 8 (1968): First humans to leave Earth orbit, orbit the Moon, and return, providing the "Earthrise" photo.
Apollo 9 (1969): First crewed flight of the full Apollo spacecraft (CSM and LM) in Earth orbit to test docking.
Apollo 10 (1969): "Dress rehearsal" for the lunar landing, taking the Lunar Module within 9.4 miles of the surface.
Apollo 11 (1969): Historic first crewed mission to land on the Moon, with Neil Armstrong walking on the surface.
Apollo 12 (1969): Achieved a precise "pinpoint" landing in the Ocean of Storms near the robotic Surveyor 3 probe.
Apollo 13 (1970): Mission aborted following an oxygen tank explosion; the crew safely returned by using the LM as a "lifeboat".
Apollo 14 (1971): Successfully landed in the Fra Mauro highlands, where Alan Shepard performed the first lunar golf shot.
Apollo 15 (1971): First "J-mission" with extended stay time, featuring the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
Apollo 16 (1972): Explored the Descartes Highlands, conducting three long moonwalks and extensive geological sampling.
Apollo 17 (1972): Final Apollo mission; carried the first scientist (Harrison Schmitt) to the Moon and marked the last human lunar footprints.
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