Apollo 7 – Facts About Apollo’s Shakedown Flight
First Flight Of Apollo The Apollo 7 flight was tasked with carrying out the objectives of the ill-fated Apollo 1 mission which occurred 21 months earlier. Apollo 7 would flight…
Apollo 14 – Shepard Goes Golfing On The Moon!
Return To The Moon The Apollo 14 mission was the third to land on the Moon and the eight manned mission of the Apollo program. The Lunar Module (LM) Antares…
Apollo 9 – Testing The Lunar Module In Earth Orbit
Taking The ‘Spider’ For A Spin The prime objective of the Apollo 9 flight was to carry out crewed testing of the Lunar Module (LM) while in the relative safety…
Apollo 17 – The Final Apollo Moon Landing
Record Breaker Apollo 17 was the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. It was the third long-duration ‘J-type’ mission and included the use of the Lunar…
Apollo 16 – Landing In The Lunar Highlands
Rock Hunt In The Descartes The Apollo 16 mission was the fifth to land on the Moon and the tenth manned mission of the Apollo program. It was the second…
Apollo 15 – First Astronauts To Rove On The Moon!
Lunar Rover Debuts The Apollo 15 mission was the fourth to land on the Moon and the ninth manned mission of the Apollo program. It was the first of the…
Apollo 13 – “Houston We’ve Had A Problem”
Emergency In Space The Apollo 13 mission was intended to be the 3rd to land on the Moon however, the landing attempt was aborted when an oxygen tank exploded en…
Apollo 12 – Rendezvous With The Lunar Probe Surveyor 3
Pinpoint Landing The Apollo 12 mission was the second to land on the Moon on November 19th 1969 and the sixth manned mission of the Apollo program. The Lunar Module…
Apollo 11 – “The Eagle Has Landed”
First Moon Landing Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to put humans on the surface of the Moon when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Eagle Lunar Module (LM)…
Apollo 10 – The Moon Landing ‘Dress Rehearsal’
Landing Trial Run The Apollo 10 mission was the first ‘all up’ flight of the equipment required for a lunar landing to be flown around the Moon. The Lunar Module…