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Encyclopedia: Project Apollo

Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America (NASA) using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961 – 1974. It was devoted to the goal (in U.S. President John F. Kennedy's famous words) of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" within the decade of the 1960s. This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.

The program continued into the early 1970's to carry out the initial hands-on scientific exploration of the Moon, with a total of six successful landings. As of 2007, there has not been any further human spaceflight beyond low earth orbit. The later Skylab program and the joint American-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz Test Project used equipment originally produced for Apollo, and are often considered to be part of the overall program.

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How to say "Project Apollo" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	阿波罗计划
	(Japanese)	アポロ計画
	(German)	Apollo-Programm
	(Spanish)	Programa Apollo
	(French)	Programme Apollo
	(Italian)	Programma Apollo

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Thomas Stafford

participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo. In December 1965, he piloted Gemini VI the first rendezvous... responsibilities for the astronaut group for Project Apollo. Stafford was the lead member of the group, which... flight crews for projects Apollo and Skylab. He reviewed and monitored flight crew training status...

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Ranger 6

Project Apollo. Impact coordinates were 9°24' north latitude and 21°30' east longitude...

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Saturn (rocket family)

development of the Saturn IV stage to Douglas the same year. Project Apollo The challenge that President John.... They were adopted as the launch vehicles for the Apollo program. The two most important members of the... year, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) approved a research and development program for a...

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July 15

Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president. 1975 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project: Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft...

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1975

declare independence July 15 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project: Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft take off for U.S.-Soviet link-up in space. July 17 - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet...

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