The Apollo Program. The pinnacle of planetary peace. The creme of the crop of commanders. The... eh, you get the idea. On this page, you will find every mission related piece of information.

The Apollo Mission was a groundbreaking set of rocket launches. It was a sight to see Neil Armstrong land upon the moon. Let's start with that.

Apollo 11
Neil A. Armstrong. A revered astronaut. This is the mission that gave him fame. Upon July 16th, 'Columbia' and 'Eagle'- those were the nicknames- were both launched. 8 days, three hours, and 18 minutes later- on the 20th (odd) - Neil and Edwin Aldrin Jr. jumped out of their modules at 10:56 p.m. Michael Collins never left the module. The landing coordinates were 23.63 degrees east and 71 degrees north. The three had known each other from a Gemini mission that, for obvious reasons, will not be covered. Neil and Edwin both collected a total of 44 lbs. of rocks, dust, etc. This plaque was left at the site: "Here men from Planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all Man-kind."

But it's not just all about the Apollo 11. Many other missions were also great. Let's start with the first manned mission- Apollo 7.

Apollo 7
Crew: Commander Walter Schirra Jr.; LM pilot Walter Cunningham; and CM pilot Don Eisele.
Orbit/Duration: The modules spun for a total of 163 orbits in 10 days and 20 hours.
Landing: CSM propulsion was perfect, but the flaw was in the landing. One crew member stated," It's a lousy boat." Said spacecraft was rescued by the U.S.S. Essex at 9:03 a.m.

Apollo 8
Crew: Commander Frank Borman; CM pilot James Lovell Jr.; and LM pilot William Anders.
Orbit/Duration: Crew managed 10 revolutions in 6 days, 3 hours, and 42 seconds.
Landing: Proposed landing site was 2 1/2 km away. Saved by U.S.S. Yorktown at 12:20 p.m.

Apollo 9
Crew: Commander James McDivitt; LM pilot Russel Schweickart; and CM pilot David Scott.
Orbit/Duration: 151 revolutions in 10 days and 1 hour.
Landing: Landing site 4.8 km away. Crew and ship aboard U.S.S. Guadalcanal at 12:45 p.m.

Apollo 11
It's hard to miss that big paragraph right up there. Since we've already covered it up there, why cover it down here?

Apollo 12
Crew: Commander Charles Conrad Jr.; CM pilot Richard Gordon Jr.; and LM pilot Alan Bean.
Orbit/Duration: 45 revolutions in 10 days, 4 hours, and 36 minutes.
Landing: Crashed down to be saved by U.S.S. Hornet.

Apollo 13
Crew: Commander James Lovell Jr.; LM pilot Fred Haise Jr.; and CM pilot John Swigert Jr. (This page has more Jrs than a hospital.)
Orbit/Duration: 1.5 orbits in 5 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds.
Landing: Rescuer was U.S.S. Iwo Jima on April 17, 1970.

Apollo 14
Crew: Commander Alan B. Shepard; LM pilot Edgar Mitchell; and CM pilot Stuart Roosa.
Orbit/Duration: 34 revolutions in 9 days.
Landing: February 9, 1971. Saved by the ship U.S.S. New Orleans.

Apollo 15
Crew: Commander David Scott (I remember you...); CM pilot Alfred Worden; and LM pilot James B. Irwin.
Orbit/Duration: 12 days, 17 hours, and 12 minutes with 74 revolutions.
Landing: Recovery made by U.S.S. Okinawa.

Apollo 16
Crew: Commander John Young; LM pilot Charles Duke Jr.; and CM pilot Thomas K. Mattingly the 2nd.
Orbit/Duration: 64 revolutions in 11 days, 1 hour, and 51 minutes.
Landing: Recovered by U.S.S. Ticonderoga on April 27, 1972.

Apollo 17
Crew: Commander Eugene Cernan; LM pilot Harrison Schmitt; and CM pilot Ronald Evans.
Orbit/Duration: 75 revolutions in 12 days, 13 hours, and 52 minutes.
Landing: December 19, 1972 by U.S.S. Ticonderoga.

Credits:
Pictures:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/apollo.htm
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/apollo/apollo.htm
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/apollo/apollo-manned.htm
Missions:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/apollo/apollo.htm
Apollo 11:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/apollo/apollo-11/apollo-11.htm