what were the accomlishments of the apollo space program?

Answer 1

Besides landing several men on the moon, the space program gave us:
Velcro
Solar panels for power
Computer chips
Digital cameras
Space shuttle technology such as ceramic heat shielding (also used for fire prevention and containment)
Carbon filters (for air and water)
Kidney dialysis machines
Athletic shoe design (using space suit technology)
Freeze-dried food
Efficient water purification systems
Cordless power tools
Medical equipment such as CAT scans and MRI

Answer 2

The computer you are using. Seriously most of the innovations that we now enjoy in technology are an outgrowth of the research that was done in order to put men on the moon. The microchips and stuff that we take for grant came from the research begun then. (In fact if you put together all the computers that exist before the Apollo program it would not equal in power the average laptop). There were also huge advances in medical technology as we developed materials that could be used in space. Weather and Environmental sciences also moved ahead

Oh yeah and TANG.

Answer 3

It put men on the moon. I'd say that's pretty big. We brought back hundreds of pounds of material back from the moon for study, which has told us a lot about the moon's formation. The men there set up a variety of scientific tools that were left behind to do experiments. All but one (the lunar laser ranging experiment) no longer work today. With the accident of Apollo 13, we learned that even when things go horribly wrong, our ingenuity and perseverence can overcome.

This is really just a general overview.

Answer 4

Going to the Moon of course. But all sorts of little things, like proving that people could live in space without gravity and with all the radiation and meteors that are there. And we learned a lot about the Moon, for example that the surface was firm enough to land on, and not a quicksand like dust pool. The biggest accomplishment was one of project management. It is amazing that such a large project, with something like half a million people working on it, could do something so novel in only 8 years. And of course, the U.S. beat the Soviets in the race to the Moon, which was the whole goal.