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| AS-201
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| Apollo 7
| Apollo 7
| Oct. 11, 1968
| Oct. 11, 1968
| Saturn IB
| Saturn 1B
| Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele,<br/>Walter Cunningham
| Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele,<br/>Walter Cunningham
| Block II CSM Earth orbital test
| 163 Earth orbits of the Earth during a successful, fully manned test of almost 11 days (longer then a journey to the Moon and back).
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| Apollo 8
| Apollo 8
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| Frank Borman, Jim Lovell,<br/>William Anders
| Frank Borman, Jim Lovell,<br/>William Anders
| Lunar orbit (CSM only)
| First journey to Moon and back. Orbited the Moon ten times over a 20 hour period. The crew were the first humans to see the far side of the moon.
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| Apollo 9
| Apollo 9
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| James McDivitt, David Scott,<br/>Russell Schweickart
| James McDivitt, David Scott,<br/>Russell Schweickart
| Earth orbit CSM / LM test
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| Apollo 10
| Apollo 10
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| Thomas Stafford, John Young,<br/>Eugene Cernan
| Thomas Stafford, John Young,<br/>Eugene Cernan
| Rehearsal for lunar landing
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| Apollo 11
| Apollo 11
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| Charles Conrad, Alan Bean,<br/>Richard Gordon
| Charles Conrad, Alan Bean,<br/>Richard Gordon
| Precision lunar landing ([[Oceanus Procellarum|Ocean of Storms]])
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| Apollo 13
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert,<br/>Fred Haise
| Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert,<br/>Fred Haise
| Lunar landing ([[Fra Mauro formation|Fra Mauro]])
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| Apollo 14
| Apollo 14
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa,<br/>Edgar Mitchell
| Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa,<br/>Edgar Mitchell
| Lunar landing (Fra Mauro)
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| Apollo 15
| Apollo 15
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| David Scott, Alfred Worden,<br/>James Irwin
| David Scott, Alfred Worden,<br/>James Irwin
| Extended lunar landing ([[Mons Hadley|Hadley-]][[Montes Apenninus|Apennine]])
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| Apollo 16
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| John Young, Ken Mattingly,<br/>Charles Duke
| John Young, Ken Mattingly,<br/>Charles Duke
| Extended lunar landing ([[Descartes Highlands]])
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| Apollo 17
| Apollo 17
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| Saturn V
| Saturn V
| Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans,<br/>Harrison Schmitt
| Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans,<br/>Harrison Schmitt
| Extended lunar landing ([[Taurus-Littrow (lunar valley)|Taurus-Littrow]])
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Revision as of 01:32, 22 June 2011

Mission
Identifier
Launch
date
Launch
rocket
Crew Brief Mission Description
AS-201 Feb. 26, 1966 Saturn 1B Unmanned 36 minute suborbital test
AS-203 July 5, 1966 Saturn 1B Unmanned 88 minute test at Earth orbital altitude
AS-202 Aug. 25, 1966 Saturn 1B Unmanned 93 minute test at Earth orbital altitude
AS-204
(Apollo 1)
None Saturn 1B Virgil Grissom, Edward White,
Roger Chaffee
Fire destroyed the Command Module and killed the three crew members during a launch pad test.
Apollo 4 Nov. 9, 1967 Saturn V Unmanned 8 hour and 37 minute test in Earth orbit (approximately six orbits)
Apollo 5 Jan. 22, 1968 Saturn 1B Unmanned 11 hour and 10 minute test in Earth orbit (approximately eight orbits)
Apollo 6 Apr. 4, 1968 Saturn V Unmanned 10 hour and 22 minute test in Earth orbit (approximately seven orbits)
Apollo 7 Oct. 11, 1968 Saturn 1B Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele,
Walter Cunningham
163 Earth orbits of the Earth during a successful, fully manned test of almost 11 days (longer then a journey to the Moon and back).
Apollo 8 Dec. 21, 1968 Saturn V Frank Borman, Jim Lovell,
William Anders
First journey to Moon and back. Orbited the Moon ten times over a 20 hour period. The crew were the first humans to see the far side of the moon.
Apollo 9 Mar. 3, 1969 Saturn V James McDivitt, David Scott,
Russell Schweickart
Apollo 10 May 18, 1969 Saturn V Thomas Stafford, John Young,
Eugene Cernan
Apollo 11 July 16, 1969 Saturn V Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin,
Michael Collins
First lunar landing
Apollo 12 Nov. 14, 1969 Saturn V Charles Conrad, Alan Bean,
Richard Gordon
Apollo 13 Apr. 11, 1970 Saturn V Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert,
Fred Haise
Apollo 14 Jan. 31, 1971 Saturn V Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa,
Edgar Mitchell
Apollo 15 July 26, 1971 Saturn V David Scott, Alfred Worden,
James Irwin
Apollo 16 Apr. 16, 1972 Saturn V John Young, Ken Mattingly,
Charles Duke
Apollo 17 Dec. 7, 1972 Saturn V Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans,
Harrison Schmitt