Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was a crewed F-Type mission of NASA's Apollo program to land a man on the surface of the Moon. It was the fourth crewed mission and was a full rehearsal for the actual landing by Apollo 11. It was launched on May 10, 1969.[1]:76 The three astronauts, Tom Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene Cernan went into orbit around the Moon. Stafford and Cernan flew the Lunar Module to just 14.5 km (9 mi) above the Moon's surface.[1]:76 The Apollo 10 crew reached the farthest point in their orbit around the far side of the Moon. They have been the farthest any human has traveled from the Earth's surface.[2]
| Mission type | Lunar landing rehersal |
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| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | {{#property:P247}} |
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| Crew size | 3 |
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| Reference system | Selenocentric |
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Apollo 10 Media
En route to launch, Stafford touches a "Snoopy" doll
Apollo 10 space-flown silver Robbins medallion
Stafford (right) and Cernan in the lunar module simulator, April 1969
Launch of Apollo 10 on May 18, 1969
Mission Control in Houston during an Apollo 10 telecast
Lunar orbit profile of the Apollo 10 mission, as artist-depicted in the NASA press kit for the mission
Photograph of ALS-2 taken by Apollo 10
LM Snoopy containing Stafford and Cernan, as inspected by Young after separation from Charlie Brown
Earthrise video captured by Apollo 10 crew
Post-splashdown crew recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Furniss, Tim (2001). The History of Space Vehicles. London: Grange Books. ISBN 1-84013-370-8.
- ↑ Craig Glenday (2010). Guinness world records, 2010 (2010 Bantam mass market ed.). New York: Bantam Books. pp. 13. ISBN 978-0-553-59337-2.
