2007-04-12 14:36:53 · 9 answers · asked by Sammy T 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, it was the first to go around the moon and make it back to earth safe and with photos of the place that wanted to land.
2007-04-12 14:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by suigeneris-impetus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 actually landed.
2007-04-13 01:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit; when it reached the moon it orbited, but did not land (December, 1968). The first lunar landing was the Apollo 11 mission--the lunar excursion module, called Eagle, landed with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on 20 July, 1969--the third member of the crew, Michael Collins, remained abord the Apollo spacecraft in lunar orbit.
2007-04-13 00:26:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO!
Apollo 11 was the first landing.
Apollo 8 only orbited the Moon.
2007-04-12 22:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Apollo 8 was the first manned flight of the full Saturn 5 rocket. The 3 astronauts (Borman, Lovell, and Anders) became the first men to leave Earth's gravity. They entered lunar orbit, spend Christmas orbiting the Moon, then returned.
2007-04-12 21:43:41 · answer #5 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Apollo 11 was the first one to go to the moon. Check out this site from NASA.gov.
2007-04-12 21:41:10 · answer #6 · answered by super_friendly_aviator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon lander was the only part of the mission that actually landed on the moon.
2007-04-13 07:55:20 · answer #7 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No I think 11 was the first.
2007-04-12 21:41:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, just did a fly-by.
2007-04-12 21:40:51 · answer #9 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋