2007-09-24 23:31:17 · 9 answers · asked by cynthia a 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Nine manned missions went to the Moon between 1968 and 1972.
Apollo 8 carried Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders on an orbit-only flight with no lunar module in December 1968. They made ten orbits then came home.
Apollo 10 was a test of the LM in lunar orbit, with Tom Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan. Stafford and Cernan took the LM down to 50,000 feet above the lunar surface before rejoining Young in the CSM.
Apollo 11 was the first landing, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the Moon in the Sea Of tranquility, while Mike Collins stayed in orbit.
Apollo 12 landed Pete Conrad and Alan Bean in the Ocean Of Storms, while Dick Gordon stayed with the CSM in orbit.
Apollo 13 was to land in the Fra Mauro region, but an oxygen tank explosion caused the landing to be abandoned. It looped once round the back of the Moon before returning. Jim Lovell made his second trip to the Moon, and had the landing taken place he would have walked on the Moon with Fred Haise, while Jack Swigert stayed in orbit.
Apollo 14 did land in the Fra Mauro region, and Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell wandered around picking up rocks while Stu Roosa orbited above them.
On Apollo 15, Dave Scott and Jim Irwin landed near Hadley Rille, while Al Worden stayed in orbit with the CSM.
Apollo 16 saw John Young making his second trip to the Moon, and he walked around in the Descartes region with Charlie Duke, Ken Mattingly keeping an eye on the CSM in orbit.
Apollo 17 was the last manned mission, and saw Gene Cernan return to the Moon, this time to walk on it. His companion was Jack Schmitt, the only professional geologist to walk on the Moon. In orbit, Ron Evans kept things going in the CSM.
So, nine mission, a crew of three on each, three men going there twice. 24 men went to the Moon, and 12 walked on its surface.
2007-09-25 00:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jason T 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nine flights to the moon have been made, from 1968 to 1972, all as part of the US Apollo program.
Apollo 8, 10, and 13 orbited the moon without landing. Apollo 13 was intended to send a manned vehicle to land on the moon, but had a malfunction on its trip to the moon and was able only to orbit the moon.
Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon (July 20, 1969), carrying two American astronauts on its lunar landing vehicle - Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 also made two-man landings on the moon.
In all, 24 men have flown to the moon, three of them twice. 12 men have walked on the moon, none more than once.
No other humans have gone beyond low Earth orbit as of this writing.
2007-09-24 23:59:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Six manned lunar landings, Apollo's 11,12,14,15,16,&17. Apollo 13 was the one that malfunctioned when an oxygen tank blew up and the asrtonauts barely made it back to earth ... like in the movie with Tom Hanks.
2007-09-24 23:52:29 · answer #3 · answered by stump the bump 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Six, Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15 16 and 17, giving 12 men to have actually made the landing. Apollo 13 famously didn't make it.
(That's if you don't believe the conspiracy theories)
2007-09-24 23:37:41 · answer #4 · answered by Vernix Lanugo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently the number is 6. These were between 1969 and 1972.
2007-09-24 23:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 times.
1969 x 2
1971 x 2
1972 x 2
In every expedition 2 people touch the Moon.
2007-09-24 23:36:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
9 flights and 6 landings.
See the new documentary film!
2007-09-25 03:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don t know how many times.
2015-04-23 16:35:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's there now
2007-09-25 03:30:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋