![]() ![]() Like Apollo 15, they used a Lunar Rover to explore the mountainous area of their landing. Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke and Ken Mattingly walked on its surface from 21st April 1972. The final mission of the Surveyor program which again sent back images and conducted experiments.Īpollo 16: Apollo's penultimate manned mission to the Moon, launched on 16th April 1972. ![]() Surveyor 7: Launched 7th January 1968 and landed 10th January 1968. It travelled about 10 km and operated for 322 days. After landing, a rover was released from the lander which went for a drive on the surface of the Moon. They used the first Lunar Rover during this mission, enabling them to explore a greater area than previous astronauts were able to while on the Moon. David Scott and Alfred Worden landed on the Moon's surface. It reached a height of 4 metres and continued operating after landing.Īpollo 15: Launched on 26th July 1971. Sent back about 30,000 images, conducted experiments and launched from the Moon. Surveyor 6: Launched on 7th November 1967, landing on 10th November. It collected soil samples and successfully launched from the Moon to return this soil to Earth. Luna 16: Launched 12th September 1970, landing on 20th September. Astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the surface on the Moon, and also played golf there! While on the surface of the Moon, it sent back thousands of images and was deactivated three times during night on the Moon and reactivated each time (night on the Moon lasts 14 Earth days).Īpollo 14: Launched 31st January 1971, landing in the site originally planned for Apollo 13 (Apollo 13's Moon landing had to be aborted due to an onboard explosion). ![]() Surveyor 5: Launched on 8th September 1967. Luna 13: Launched 21st December 1966 and completed a soft landing on the Moon on 24th December, completing scientific experiments after landing. ![]() Astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean walked on the surface of the Moon and visited Surveyor 3 which had landed nearby two years earlier. Apollo 12 landed near to Surveyor 3 and was visited by astronauts of that mission who took parts of the space craft back to Earth.Īpollo 12: Launched 14th November 1969. Took thousands of images and analysed the soil. Surveyor 3: Launched on 17th April 1967 and landed on 20th April. Sent back the first images from the surface of the Moon which were sneakily published by a British newspaper before the Soviet Union had a chance to see the pictures from their own space craft! Luna 9: Launched 31st January 1966 and completed first soft landing on Moon on 3rd February 1966. This landed on the Moon on 20th July 1969, and the two astronauts took the first steps of any human being on the surface of the Moon. First American soft landing on the Moon, sent back images of the surface.Īpollo 11: Launched 16th July 1969, releasing a Lunar Module (Eagle) which contained the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Surveyor 1: Launched on 30th April 1966, landing on 2nd June 1966. First manmade object to land on the Moon. Then, the LM separated and went into solar orbit or crashed into the Moon.Details of spacecraft missions highlighted in image above After a few course correction burns, the LM would dock with the CSM for transfer of the crew and rock samples. To leave the Moon, the LM would use the descent stage as a launch platform and fire the ascent engine to climb back into orbit. Finally, three-foot-long probes extending from three footpads of the lander touched the surface, the descent engine cut off and the LM settled on the surface. At this point, the commander took over control and, with just enough fuel reserve, hovered for about two minutes to make any corrections before landing. During final approach, the LM pitched over to a near-vertical position, allowing the crew to look forward and down to see the lunar surface. Then, the engine was started again and, with the crew flying on their backs, the computer slowed the LM’s forward and vertical velocity to near zero. After achieving a lunar parking orbit, the commander and LM pilot powered up the LM, replaced the hatches and docking equipment, unfolded and locked the landing legs and separated from the CSM, flying independently.Īfter the command module pilot visually inspected the LM landing gear from the CSM, the LM was withdrawn to a safe distance and the descent engine performed a 30-second burn to reduce speed and drop close to the surface. During the flight to the Moon, the docking hatches were opened and the LM pilot entered to temporarily power up and test systems. ![]()
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