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  1. Apollo program - National Air and Space Museum

    Dec 9, 2022 · Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time. It was part of the larger Apollo program. There were several missions during the …

  2. The Apollo Missions - National Air and Space Museum

    There were several missions during the Apollo program from 1961 to 1972. Humans landed on the moon during six missions, Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

  3. Ten Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo Missions

    Nov 12, 2021 · The Apollo Program was a monumental moment in human history – landing the first human beings on the surface of the Moon. However, the Apollo missions contributed more …

  4. Tools and Technology from the Apollo Program

    With such an unparalleled mission at hand, astronauts from the Apollo Program had to use specialized tools and technology made for space.

  5. Gemini program - National Air and Space Museum

    Nov 19, 2021 · Project Gemini took place between the Mercury program, which was the United States' first human spaceflight program, and the Apollo program, which put the first human on …

  6. Apollo 11: The Moon Landing - National Air and Space Museum

    Apollo 11 was one of 15 Apollo missions that took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Learn more about the missions that paved the way for the Moon landing, and the missions where …

  7. What was the Gemini Program? - National Air and Space Museum

    Sep 22, 2022 · What Was The Gemini Program? If you have read the book The Right Stuff or watched the movie with the same name, you may know a thing or two about the Mercury …

  8. Apollo 17 - National Air and Space Museum

    Dec 7, 1972 · Apollo 17 was the sixth and final Apollo mission to land people on the Moon. Compared to previous Apollo missions, Apollo 17 astronauts traversed the greatest distance …

  9. NASA Art Program - National Air and Space Museum

    After the conclusion of the Apollo program, the need for commissioned art seemed less acute, and throughout the 1970s the art program slowed. In 1975, Jim Dean, a founder of the NASA …

  10. Apollo 13 - National Air and Space Museum

    Apr 11, 1970 · When Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, it was intended to be the third Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Unfortunately, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled …