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Apollo - Moon Missions

The Apollo Story

It all started on May 25, 1961, when President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Coming just three weeks after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space, Kennedy's bold challenge set the nation on a journey unlike any before in human history.

Eight years of hard work by thousands of Americans came to fruition on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and took "one small step" in the Sea of Tranquility, calling it "a giant leap for mankind."

Six of the missions -- Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 -- went on to land on the moon, studying soil mechanics, meteoroids, seismic, heat flow, lunar ranging, magnetic fields and solar wind. Apollos 7 and 9 tested spacecraft in Earth orbit; Apollo 10 orbited the moon as the dress rehearsal for the first landing. An oxygen tank explosion forced Apollo 13 to scrub its landing, but the "can-do" problem solving of the crew and mission control turned the mission into a "successful failure."

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AS-503 - Apollo 8 - Saturn V Flight Manual SA-503 See details
AS-503 - Apollo 8 - Saturn V Flight Manual SA-503

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AS-504 - Apollo 9 - Saturn V Launch Vehicle Flight Evaluation Report See details
AS-504 - Apollo 9 - Saturn V Launch Vehicle Flight Evaluation Report
AS-504 (Apollo 9 mission) was the fourth flight of the Apollo Saturn V flight test program. It was to be the second manned Apollo Saturn V vehicle with the spacecraft including, for the first time, the lunar module (LM).

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AS-506 - Apollo 11 - Technical Information Summary See details
AS-506 - Apollo 11 - Technical Information Summary
AS-506, Apollo 11, Mission G-1

This document presents a brief and concise description of the AS-506 Apollo Saturn Space Vehicle and the AS-506 mission - first manned Lunar Landing Mission.

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AS-507 - Apollo 12 - Saturn V Flight Manual SA-507 See details
AS-507 - Apollo 12 - Saturn V Flight Manual SA-507

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AS-509 - Apollo 14 - Operational Trajectory for January 31, 1971, Launch Window See details
AS-509 - Apollo 14 - Operational Trajectory for January 31, 1971, Launch Window
This report presents the predicted launch vehicle operational trajectory and accompanying data for the Apollo 14, AS-509 mission. All data presented are for a January 31, 1971, launch window.

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AS-512 - Apollo 17 - Lunar Surface Journal See details
AS-512 - Apollo 17 - Lunar Surface Journal
Apollo 17 was the sixth and last of the Apollo landings and Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan often called his flight "the end of the beginning", the end of the first phase of humanity's lunar adventure.

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