In Chronological Order:
- Apollo 7
- Launched 11 October 1968
- First manned Apollo flight
- Earth orbit only.
- Walter Schirra, Jr, Donn Eisele,
and Walter Cunningham
- Splashdown 22 October 1968
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Apollo 8
Launched 21 December 1968
Lunar Orbit and Return
Orbited the moon; no landing.
Frank Borman, commander
James A. Lovell, command module pilot
William A. Anders, lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 27 December 1968
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Apollo 9
Launched 03 March 1969
First manned Lunar Module test
Earth orbit only
Commander J.R. McDivitt
CM pilot D.R. Scott
LM pilot R.L. Schweikart.
Splashdown 13 March 1969
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Apollo 10
Launched 18 May 1969
Lunar Orbit and Return
Tested Lunar Module; flew close to surface
of moon, but no landing.
Thomas P. Stafford, commander
John W. Young, command module pilot
Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 26 May 1969
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Apollo 11
Launched 16 July 1969
Landed on Moon 20 July 1969
Sea of Tranquility
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on moon;
Michael Collins remained in orbit.
Returned to Earth 24 July 1969
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Apollo 12
Launched 14 November 1969
Landed on Moon 19 November 1969
Sea of Storms
Charles Conrad, Jr., commander
Richard F. Gordon, command module pilot
Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 24 November 1969
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Apollo 13
Launched 11 April 1970
Lunar Flyby and Return
Malfunction forced cancellation of lunar landing;
circled moon and returned.
James A. Lovell, commander
John L. Swigert, Jr., command module pilot
Fred W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 17 April 1970
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Apollo 14
Launched 31 January 1971
Landed on Moon 5 February 1971
Fra Mauro
Alan B. Shepard, Jr., commander
Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot
Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 9 February 1971
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Apollo 15
Launched 26 July 1971
Landed on Moon 30 July 1971
Hadley Rille
David R. Scott, commander
Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot
James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 7 August 1971
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Apollo 16
Launched 16 April 1972
Landed on Moon 20 April 1972
Descartes crater
John W. Young, commander
Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot
Charles M. Duke, Jr., lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 27 April 1972
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Apollo 17
Launched 07 December 1972
Landed on Moon 11 December 1972
Taurus-Littrow
Eugene A. Cernan, commander
Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot
Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot
Returned to Earth 19 December 1972
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