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- Apollo 11: The Moon Landing | National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 11 was one of 15 Apollo missions that took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s Learn more about the missions that paved the way for the Moon landing, and the missions where Americans returned to the Moon after
- 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
- 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 with Armstrong and Aldrin aboard was undocked from the command module At 101:36 GET, the descent to the surface of the Moon began
- Apollo 13 - National Air and Space Museum
When Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, it was intended to be the third Apollo mission to land on the Moon Unfortunately, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to orbit the Moon and return to Earth without landing
- The Unique Flight of Apollo 8 - National Air and Space Museum
The second Apollo mission to carry astronauts into space provided NASA and the world with an unprecedented view of life on Earth From the start, with its planned mission to fly three astronauts around the Moon and back, Apollo 8 became a touchstone for how people understood the process of spaceflight
- Lunar Roving Vehicle - National Air and Space Museum
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was a battery-powered "dune buggy" taken to the moon on Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17 Stowed on the descent stage of the Lunar Module, the LRV extended the range of astronaut EVA activities by several kilometers beyond the landing site
- Apollo 7 - National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 7 was the first test of the command and service module with a crew The crew orbited the Earth 163 times and spent 10 days and 20 hours in space This mission was the first opportunity to test the first of the new Block II spacecraft (CSM 101) in orbit The only significant difficulty in the mission was the fact that all three astronauts developed severe head colds
- Buzz Aldrin - National Air and Space Museum
An iconic image One of the most reproduced NASA images, this photograph of an Apollo 11 astronaut on the Moon shows Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong served as photographer—he can be seen reflected in Aldrin’s visor Aldrin recalled Armstrong saying, “Stop and turn ” In this spontaneous picture, Aldrin’s arm is raised, perhaps to read the checklist sewn onto his left glove
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