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The Race to the Moon
1969
March 3-13, 1969
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Mission: Apollo 9
Crew: James McDivitt, David Scott, Russell Schweickart
Duration: 10 days, 1 hour
Launch vehicle: Saturn V
Milestone: First manned flight of all lunar hardware in Earth orbit. Schweickark performed 37 minutes EVA. Human reactions to space and weightlessness tested in 152 orbits. First manned flight of lunar module.
May 18-26, 1969
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Mission: Apollo 10
Crew: Thomas Stafford, John Young, Eugene Cernan
Duration: 8 days, 3 min
Launch vehicle: Saturn V
Milestone: Dress rehearsal for Moon landing. First manned CSM/LM operations in cislunar and lunar environment were performed; simulation of first lunar landing profile. In lunar orbit 61.6 hours, with 31 orbits. LM was flown to within 15,243 m
(50,000 ft) of lunar surface. First live color TV form space. LM ascent stage jettisoned in orbit.
July 16-24, 1969
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Mission: Apollo 11
Crew: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin
Duration: 8 days, 3 hours, 18 min
Launch vehicle: Saturn V
Landing Site: Sea of Tranquility
Landing Coordinates: 0.71° N, 23.63° E
Milestone: First manned lunar landing mission and lunar surface EVA. "Houston, Tranquility Base here.
The Eagle has landed." — July 20.
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