From June 1966 through January 1968, NASA sent seven robotic spacecraft to the surface of the Moon as part of Surveyor Program. It sent back color photos.
Tag: Moon Landings
The Road to the Moon Landings – Apollo 8 – Paris Match, 1969
Apollo 8 mission (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing.
The Road to the Moon Landings – Gemini VII – Paris Match, 1966
In between December 4 and December 18, 1965, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent nearly 14 days in space, making a total of 206 orbits around the earth —
the longest space flight to date.
The Road to the Moon Landings – Gemini VI – Paris Match, 1966
In late 1965, Gemini VI, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, achieved the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft, its sister Gemini VII.
Buzz Adrin salutes American Flag
Conspiracy theorists suggested that NASA asked Stanley Kubrick, the director of 2001: A Space Odessey a […]