
Apollo program - National Air and Space Museum
2022年12月9日 · Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time. It was part of the larger Apollo program. There were several missions during the Apollo …
The Apollo Missions - National Air and Space Museum
Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time. It was part of the larger Apollo program. There were several missions during the Apollo program from 1961 …
What is the Artemis Program? - National Air and Space Museum
2026年2月2日 · Whereas NASA contracted with aerospace companies on Project Apollo, it is working alongside companies and international space agencies to achieve its goals for Artemis. The program …
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 …
Apollo 1 - National Air and Space Museum
During a preflight test for what was to be the first crewed Apollo mission, a fire claimed the lives of three U.S. astronauts; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. After the disaster, the mission was …
Ten Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo Missions
2021年11月12日 · The Apollo missions contributed more than putting humans on the Moon, it also produced a lot of new scientific data and discoveries which expanded our knowledge of both the …
Apollo 1 tragedy: disaster strikes during a safety check
While the Apollo Program is positioned firmly in American history as a prevailing story of remarkable feats and achievements in space exploration and for humankind, it didn’t happen without failures and …
Why Has It Been 50 Years Since Humans Went to the Moon?
2022年12月16日 · When the Apollo 17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean 50 years ago, they were the last humans to visit the Moon. NASA’s Artemis program is set to return humans to the …
Apollo 11 Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft
Traveling to the Moon and returning required three unique and technologically advanced pieces of spacecraft, from the Saturn V rocket, to the Command Module, Columbia, and the Lunar Module, Eagle.
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 …