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  1. Apollo – Mythopedia

    Apr 11, 2023 · Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture. He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty.

  2. 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 using the Lunar …

  3. Apollo (Roman) – Mythopedia

    Mar 8, 2023 · Apollo was the Roman god who inspired prophecy, poetry, music, and medicine. Incorporated directly from the Greeks after a plague devastated Rome, he was both the bringer of …

  4. Apollo 11 Timeline - National Air and Space Museum

    The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, in a landing configuration, was photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module Columbia. July 20, 196917:44 UTC1:44 pm ET The lunar module …

  5. 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.

  6. Apollo 1 - National Air and Space Museum

    During a preflight test for what was to be the first crewed Apollo mission, a fire claimed the lives of three U.S. astronauts; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. After the disaster, the mission was …

  7. 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 the spacecraft …

  8. Apollo 5 - National Air and Space Museum

    The Apollo 5 mission's primary objective was to test the Apollo lunar module, which was a two-stage vehicle designed to ferry two astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and back.

  9. Apollo 14 - National Air and Space Museum

    Jan 13, 1971 · Landing on the Fra Mauro region of the Moon, which was the intended landing site of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, Apollo 14 was the third crewed lunar landing.

  10. Python – Mythopedia

    Mar 24, 2023 · Python was a serpent of extraordinary size, sometimes said to have been the first guardian of Delphi. When Apollo was still young, he slew the terrible monster with his arrows and …