Apollo – Mythopedia
WEBApr 11, 2023 · Apollo was a powerful Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians. He served as the divine patron of prophecy, healing, art, and culture, as well as the embodiment of masculine beauty. Apollo belonged to the second generation of Olympians, along with his twin sister Artemis, goddess of the wild and hunting. He was commonly represented as a kouros ...
Apollo program - National Air and Space Museum
WEBMany 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 to 1972.
Apollo 8 - National Air and Space Museum
WEBApollo 8 was the groundbreaking mission that produced the iconic earthrise photo; the mission that made all of the other Moon missions possible, including the Apollo 11 Moon landing; and the mission that climaxed most poignantly on Christmas Eve, when the astronauts beamed images of the lunar horizon crawling …
Apollo 13 - National Air and Space Museum
WEBApr 11, 1970 · In 2010, forty years after Apollo 13, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum welcomed Apollo 13 mission commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, Apollo 16 command module pilot Ken Mattingly, and mission controller Gene Kranz for a panel discussion about that historic mission. Panel discussion about Apollo 13.
Apollo 1 - National Air and Space Museum
WEBApollo 1. During a preflight test on January 27, 1967 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, which has previously been referred to as Apollo-Saturn 204 (AS-204), was officially designated Apollo 1, which was ...
Apollo 5 - National Air and Space Museum
WEBLaunched on the fourth Saturn IB launch vehicle, the Apollo 5 mission lifted off on January 22nd, 1968, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Similar to Apollo 4 and 6, Apollo 5 was an uncrewed flight with the goal of testing key Apollo Program technology. The primary mission objective for the Apollo 5 mission was to test the Apollo lunar module's (LM ...
How We Saw the Moon: Top Ten Apollo Images
WEBMar 9, 2016 · Landing a lunar module on the Moon wasn’t easy, and this shows the force of impact of just one of the four lander legs on Apollo 14. 9. Color. Colors on the Moon are far more than the gray/silver we see from Earth. Samples and images from Apollo 17 show the diversity of colors on the Moon, including orange, brown, tan, gray-purple, and blue ...
Apollo 11 Timeline - National Air and Space Museum
WEBOn July 20, 1969, a human walked on the Moon for the first time. Relive the full journey to and from the the Moon with the timeline below. Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon B. Johnson view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from pad 39A. July 16, 1969. 13:32:00 UTC (Universal Coordinated Time)
Apollo (Roman) – Mythopedia
WEBMar 8, 2023 · Borrowed directly from Greek mythology, Apollo was a Roman god that inspired music, poetry, and artistic creativity. A law-giver and healer, Apollo brought order to humankind and was the source of all medical knowledge. Furthermore, Apollo served as the chief patron of prophets, the source of the gift of prophecy.
Apollo 11 Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft
WEBCommand Module, Columbia. The Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins on their historic voyage. During the journey to and from the Moon, Columbia —its interior space about as roomy as a large automobile—served as main quarters for …