2006-11-22 08:26:52 · 11 answers · asked by jackie 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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there were 9 missions with 3 astranauts each. Three astranauts went twice.
2006-11-22 11:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by curious 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow! So many wrong answers to such a simple question.
The correct answer is: 24.
There were 9 Apollo missions that orbited the Moon, counting Apollo 13 (which [a] flew around the backside, good enough for me, and [b] could be considered to have made one highly elliptical orbit in any case.)
That means that there could have been no more than 27 men could have orbited the moon. But three astronauts were on two of those missions (each): Jim Lovell, John Young, and Gene Cernan. That leaves 24 total. Lovell is the only astronaut to have orbited the Moon on two different missions and not landed.
2006-11-22 09:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by Keith P 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
22 have orbited the moon. they are
frank f borman, ii
james a lovell, jr
william a anders
thomas p stafford
john w young
eugene a cernan
neil a armstrong
michael collins
edwin e aldrin, jr
charles conrad, jr
richard f gordon, jr
alan l bean
alan b shepard, jr
stuart a roosa
edgar d mitchell
david r scott
alfred m worden
james b erwin
john w young
thomas k mattingly, ii
charles m duke, jr
eugene a cernan
ronald e evans, jr
harrison h schmitt
apollo 13 did not orbit the moon. it went around the far side and returned without doing an orbital insertion burn of the engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13#Closest_approach_to_Moon
2006-11-22 09:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
22 people have orbited the moon the are listed below (2 went twice), Apollo 13 is not listed because it never went into orbit, it made a free trajectory return due to damage to the spacecraft.
Apollo 8: Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., William A. Anders
Apollo 10: Eugene A. Cernan, John W. Young, Thomas P. Stafford
Apollo 11: Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Michael Collins
Apollo 12: Charles Conrad, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Alan L. Bean
Apollo 14: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Stuart A. Roosa, Edgar D. Mitchell
Apollo 15: David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, Alfred M. Worden
Apollo 16: John W. Young, Thomas (Ken) K. Mattingly II, Charles M. Duke, Jr.
Apollo 17: Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, Harrison H. Schmitt
2006-11-22 08:40:34 · answer #4 · answered by April C 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
24 of the Apollo astronauts left Earth's orbit and flew around the Moon (Apollo 7 and Apollo 9 didn't leave low Earth orbit).
2006-11-22 08:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by Albertan 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
18
2006-11-22 08:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
All of us! The moon moves around the earth, right!
2006-11-22 08:34:59 · answer #7 · answered by littlegoober75 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
27 men.Apollo 8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17.Each had 3 astronauts.(Apollo 9 was earth orbital only)
2006-11-22 08:32:44 · answer #8 · answered by Mark K 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
None
2006-11-22 08:33:51 · answer #9 · answered by St.Anger 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
We all have.
2006-11-22 08:31:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋