Apollo Year 11 Essay

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1. Apollo was the NASA program that resulted in American astronaut’s making a total of 11 spaceflights and walking on the moon.
2. The first four flights were to test the equipment.
3. Six out of seven flights landed on the moon.
4. The first Apollo flight occurred in 1968 but an actual moon landing was in 1972.
5. A total of 12 astronauts walked on the moon.
6. These astronauts conducted scientific research where they studied lunar surfaces and collect moon rocks for observations.
7. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade.
8. The Apollo program allowed human beings to leave Earth and explore more distant worlds.
9. Spacecraft’s such as Apollo Command Module was used