| The Apollo Program 
The goals of the Apollo Program included:
Establishing the technology to meet other national
interests in space.
Achieving preeminence in space for the United States.
Carrying out a program of scientific exploration of
the Moon.
Developing man's capability to work in the lunar
environment.
Missions
| Mission |
Dates |
Crew |
Notes |
| Apollo
I |
January 27, 1967 |
Virgil I.
"Gus" Grissom;
Edward H.
White;
Roger B.
Chaffee |
What was supposed to be a
pre-flight test for the first crewed flight of
Apollo (scheduled for launch on February 21)
turned into tragedy when a fire broke out in the
command module. All three astronauts were killed. |
| Apollo
IV |
November 9, 1967 |
unmanned |
The first flight of the
Apollo-Saturn vehicle since the Apollo I tragedy. |
| Apollo V |
January 22, 1968 |
unmanned |
|
| Apollo VI |
April 4, 1968 |
unmanned |
|
| Apollo VII |
October 11-22, 1968 |
Walter Schirra;
R. Walter Cunningham;
Donn F. Eisele |
The first crewed Apollo flight. |
| Apollo VIII |
December 21-27, 1968 |
James Lovell, Jr.;
William Anders;
Frank Borman |
The first crewed Apollo mission
to orbit the Moon. |
| Apollo IX |
March 3-13, 1969 |
James McDivitt;
David R. Scott;
Russell
Schweickart |
The first crewed Lunar Module
test. |
| Apollo X |
May 18-26, 1969 |
Thomas Stafford
John Young;
Eugene Cernan |
The first flight of a complete,
crewed Apollo spacecraft to orbit the Moon. |
| Apollo
XI |
July 16-24, 1969 |
Neil Armstrong;
Michael
Collins
Edwin
"Buzz" Aldrin |
Landed at the Sea of Tranquility
on the Moon on July 20. |
| Apollo
XII |
November 14-24, 1969 |
Charles Conrad,
Jr.;
Alan L. Bean;
Richard F.
Gordon, Jr. |
Landed at the Ocean of Storms on
the Moon on November 19. |
| Apollo XIII |
April 11-17, 1970 |
James A. Lovell, Jr.
Fred W. Haise, Jr.
John L. Swigert, Jr. |
A malfunction caused the
cancellation of the moon landing and an emergency
return to Earth. |
| Apollo XIV |
January 31-February 9, 1971 |
Alan B. Shepard,
Jr.;
Stuart A. Roosa
EdgarD. Mitchell |
Landed at Fra Mauro on the Moon
on February 5. |
| Apollo XV |
July 26-August 7, 1971 |
David R. Scott;
James B. Irwin;
Alfred M. Worden |
Landed at Hadley Rille on the
Moon on July 30. |
| Apollo XVI |
April 16-27, 1972 |
John W.Young;
Charles M. Duke,
Jr.;
Thomas K.Mattingly II |
Landed at Descartes on the Moon
on April 20. |
| Apollo XVII |
December 7-19, 1972 |
Eugene A. Cernan;
Harrison H. Schmitt;
Ronald E. Evans |
Landed at Taurus-Littrow on the
Moon on December 11. The last manned mission to
the Moon. |
See Also
The Apollo Space Flight Vehicle
The Apollo Command Module
The Apollo Lunar Module
Virgil I.
"Gus" Grissom
Edward H. White
Roger B. Chaffee
Frank Borman
James McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell
Schweickart
Thomas Stafford
John Young
Eugene Cernan
Neil Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin "Buzz"
Aldrin
Charles Conrad, Jr.
Alan L. Bean
Richard F. Gordon, Jr.
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Charles M. Duke, Jr.
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