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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Space Stations/Crewed Spacecraft > Apollo

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Apollo  

Definition

  • The Apollo program was the name of NASA's project to land humans on the moon in the 1960s and early 1970s. With the success of Apollo 11 in 1969, which put astronauts on the lunar surface for the first time in history, the U.S. was able to declare victory in the space race against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Beginning in 1961, the Apollo program consisted of 11 total spaceflights; four of those tested equipment, and six of the other seven flights landed people on the moon, according to NASA. The first crewed flight occurred in 1968, and the final mission occurred in 1972. By the time the Apollo missions came to an end, 12 astronauts had walked on or driven over the moon's surface, conducting scientific research and snagging rocks to bring back to researchers on Earth. These samples are still being used to make new discoveries more than 50 years after they were collected. (en)

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  • 2021-11-30 09:54:35.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2021-11-30 09:54:43.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2021-11-30 09:54:49.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (APOLLO [c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758,826720] - Space-based Platforms [b39a69b4-c3b9-4a94-b296-bbbbe5e4c847,835875]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:17:29.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (APOLLO [c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758,826720] - Solar/Space Observation Satellites [8e8b7689-0a8e-47a4-9c68-5f6a207104d5,826501]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:24:33.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (APOLLO [c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758,826720] - Space Stations/Crewed Spacecraft [388e72a1-b851-4b78-9e69-747e06ae215f,826132]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:25:10.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (APOLLO [c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758,826720] - APOLLO [84be98c7-9e25-42a7-8da6-0336b8bd8fcc,826450]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:25:17.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (APOLLO [c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758,826720] - APOLLO-SOYUZ [812c1d73-a38d-498c-9b6b-493a6634a21a,826438]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:33:21.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (APOLLO [c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758,826720] - APOLLO-SOYUZ [6368896e-e7dc-4b4a-b081-7283a3700a02,835907]);
  • 2021-12-02 13:01:21.0 [tstevens] update PrefLabel (Apollo);
  • 2022-03-07 13:43:15.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: The Apollo program was the name of NASA's project to land humans on the moon in the 1960s and early 1970s. With the success of Apollo 11 in 1969, which put astronauts on the lunar surface for the first time in history, the U.S. was able to declare victory in the space race against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Beginning in 1961, the Apollo program consisted of 11 total spaceflights; four of those tested equipment, and six of the other seven flights landed people on the moon, according to NASA. The first crewed flight occurred in 1968, and the final mission occurred in 1972. By the time the Apollo missions came to an end, 12 astronauts had walked on or driven over the moon's surface, conducting scientific research and snagging rocks to bring back to researchers on Earth. These samples are still being used to make new discoveries more than 50 years after they were collected. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/c6cf9028-9a62-4a0d-8cce-a2a5b1262758

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