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What was the name of the Human series of missions that landed on our Moon?
Apollo program
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in preparing and landing the first humans on the Moon from 1968 to 1972.
Who was the first person to go to land on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments.
What is the name of the second person landing on the Moon?
Aldrin
Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), nineteen minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first and second people, respectively, to walk on the Moon.
What was the name of the lunar landing?
Apollo Lunar Module Eagle
Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC.
What is the name of the Apollo mission that failed to land on the Moon?
Apollo 13 was NASA’s third moon-landing mission, but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. During the mission’s dramatic series of events, an oxygen tank explosion almost 56 hours into the flight forced the crew to abandon all thoughts of reaching the moon.
Can you name the person who set foot on the Moon after Neil Armstrong?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings who walked on the Moon. Four of America’s moonwalkers are still alive: Aldrin (Apollo 11), David Scott (Apollo 15), Charles Duke (Apollo 16), and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17).
Who was the third person in space?
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| # (KL) | # (O) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Gagarin | |
| 2 | — | Alan Shepard |
| 3 | — | Virgil Grissom |
| 4 | 2 | Gherman Titov |
What was the name of the international space station?
Station (ISS)
International Space Station (ISS), space station assembled in low Earth orbit largely by the United States and Russia, with assistance and components from a multinational consortium.
Is Aquarius still in space?
Apollo 13 used its lunar module Aquarius as a lifeboat on the trip back to Earth leaving it to burn up in the atmosphere during reentry. They are, of course, still up there along with the remains of the smashed S-IVB and lunar modules for future archaeologists to explore.