THE APOLLO MISSIONS

SputnikSputnik was NASA’s first ever mission.They were sending a satellite into space to see what they might discover. This happened on Friday 4th of October 1957, It is exactly 58 years since it was sent up.

This is the satellite

Apollo 8 Apollo eight was the second manned

space mission. The crew were Frank Borman ,James Lovell and William Anders . They left low earths orbit and were the first people to see earth as a whole.

This is the crew(left to right: Lovell,Anders,Borman.)

Apollo 9 Apollo nine was a mission to check out

the surface of the moon and test the lunar rover and other parts of the engines of the rocket that would in a year land on the moon.

Apollo 10 Apollo 10 was the mission to send Alan

Shepherd in space this would be the first time

man has left the safety of our home atmosphere .he took one of the very first colour cameras in to space to take pictures of distant wonders of the universe.

Apollo 11 Apollo 11 is one of the most remembered

space missions in space history this was the mission that sent Neil Armstrong and Buzz Oldrin to the moon. As they stepped out they said the famous words: "this is one small step for man and a giant leap for mankind.”

Apollo 12 Apollo 12 was the second mission to the

moon they were going to the moon to get a more precise landing the space craft was called the Yankee Clipper!

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 is considered a very unlucky

mission and not because of its number because of the problems they had, including fuel and engine problems they were extremely lucky to get back to earth.