MISSION

DATE/DURATION

CREW

TITLES

OBJECTIVE

Vehicle: Mercury-Redstone 3

May 5, 1961
15 min. 28 sec.

Alan B. Shepard

1st manned suborbital flight by U.S.

Vehicle: Mercury-Redstone 4

15 min. 37 sec.

Virgil I. Grissom

2nd manned suborbital flight by U.S.

Vehicle: Atlas

4 hr. 55 min.

John H. Glenn

1st manned orbital launch by U.S.

Vehicle: Atlas

4 hr. 56 min.

M. Scott Carpenter

2nd manned orbital launch by U.S.

Vehicle: Atlas

9 hr. 13 min.

Walter M. Schirra

3rd manned orbital launch by U.S.

Vehicle: Atlas

1 day 10.3 hr.

L. Gordon Cooper

4th manned orbital launch by U.S.

Vehicle: Titan II

4 hr. 53 min.

John W. Young

Pilot

1st U.S. two man crew, 1st use by crew of orbital maneuvering system, 1st control of reentry flight path using variable spacecraft lift

Vehicle: Titan II

4 days 1.9 hr.

Edward H. White

Pilot

1st U.S. extravehicular activity (1st U.S. spacewalk by White), 1st use of personal propulsion unit (by White), 11 scientific experiments conducted. Near-rendezvous with booster not achieved.

Vehicle: Titan II

7 days 22.9 hr.

Charles Conrad

Pilot

Tested physiological feasibility of lunar mission, simulated rendezvous, performed 16 of 17 scientific experiments; 1st Gemini use of fuel cell

Vehicle: Titan II

1 day 1.9 hr.

Thomas P. Stafford

Pilot

Rendezvous and dock capability development, 1st rendezvous coming withing 6 ft. of Gemini VII, station keeping maintained for 5 1/2 hours. Note: original Gemini VI was not launched because Agena exploded at initiation of first burn. This mission is therefore labelled Gemini VI-A.

Vehicle: Titan II

13 days 18.6 hr.

James A. Lovell

Pilot

Extension of physiological testing and spacecraft performance evaluation, target for 1st rendezvous with Gemini VI-A

Vehicle: Titan II/Atlas-Agena

10 hr. 41 min.

David R. Scott

Pilot

1st dual launch and docking with Agena, mission curtailed by short circuit in Orbital Attitude Maneuvering System that depleted fuel. 1st Pacific landing (preplanned emergency landing area)

Vehicle: Titan II/Atlas

3 days 21 min.

Eugene A. Cernan

Pilot

Rendezvous and docking development, evaluation of docked vehicle maneuvering capability, extravehicular activity, unable to dock with Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA-backup for Gemini Target Vehicle) when shroud failed to clear docking adapter, use of Astronaut Maneuvering Unit prevented by difficulty of donning unit and fogging of spacesuit faceplate. Note: original Gemini IX spacecraft was not launched due to Atlas malfunction (target vehicle failed to orbit). This mission is therefore labelled Gemini IX-A.

Vehicle: Titan II/Atlas-Agena

2 days 22.8 hr.

Michael Collins

Pilot

1st dual rendezvous, 1st docked vehicle maneuvers, 3 hatch openings

Vehicle: Titan II/Atlas-Agena

2 days 23.3 hr.

Richard F. Gordon

Pilot

Rendezvous and docking, umbilical extravehicular activity, tethered spacecraft experiment

3 days 22.6 hr.

Edwin E. Aldrin

Pilot

Evaluation of umbilical extravehicular tasks workload, 14 scientific experiments performed, target vehicles primary propulsion not usable for high elliptical orbit maneuver.

Apollo 7

Vehicle: Saturn IB

Oct. 11-22, 1968

10 days 20.1 hr.

Walter H. Schirra

Donn Eisele

Walter Cunningham

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

Command Space Module operations, 8 successful Service Propulsion firings, 7 live TV sessions with crew returned, rendezvous with SI-IVB stage to 70 feet, astronauts developed colds in orbit.

Apollo 8

Vehicle: Saturn V

Dec. 21-27, 1968

6 days 3 hr.

Frank Borman

James A. Lovell

William A. Anders

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

1st manned lunar orbital mission, demonstrated crew, space vehicle and mission support facilities performance

Apollo 9

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Gumdrop

LM: Spider

March 3-13, 1969

10 days 1 hr.

James A. McDivitt

David R. Scott

Russell L. Schweickart

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

1st manned flight of all Manned Lunar hardware in Earth orbit, 1st flight of Lunar module, successful LM active rendezvous

Apollo 10

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Charlie Brown

LM: Snoopy

May 18-26, 1969

8 days 3 min.

Thomas P. Stafford

John W. Young

Eugene A. Cernan

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

Evaluation of LM performance in the cislunar and lunar environment, descent of LM to within 50,000 ft. of lunar surface and 19 color TV transmissions

Apollo 11

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Columbia

LM: Eagle

July 16-24, 1969

8 days 3.3 hr.

Neil A. Armstrong

Michael Collins

Edwin E. Aldrin

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

1st manned lunar landing mission, limited selenological inspection, photography, survey, evaluation and sampling of lunar soil, assess capabilities and limitations of astronauts and equipment in the lunar environment.

Apollo 12

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Yankee Clipper

LM: Intrepid

Nov. 14-24, 1969

10 days 4.6 hr.

Charles Conrad

Richard F. Gordon

Alan L. Bean

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

2nd manned lunar landing, demonstrated point landing capability, sampled mare area, deployed ALSEP, investigated Surveyor III spacecraft

Apollo 13

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Odyssey

LM: Aquarius

April 11-17, 1970

5 days 22.9 hr.

James A. Lovell

John L. Swigert

Fred W. Haise

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

3rd manned lunar landing attempt aborted after loss of liquid oxygen pressure in Service Module and the failure of fuel cells.

Apollo 14

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Kitty Hawk

LM: Antares

Jan 31- Feb 9, 1971

9 days 2 min.

Alan B. Shepard

Stuart A. Roosa

Edgar D. Mitchell

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

3rd manned lunar landing, furnish additional knowledge of Moon and its history

Apollo 15

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Endeavour

LM: Falcon

July 26-Aug. 7, 1971

12 days 7 hr.

David R. Scott

Alfred M. Worden

James B. Irwin

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

4th manned lunar landing and 1st mission to carry Lunar Roving Vehicle, 180 lbs. of lunar samples returned for scientific study

Apollo 16

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: Casper

LM: Orion

April 16-27, 1972

11 days 1 hr.

John W. Young

Thomas K. Mattingly

Charles M. Duke

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

5th manned lunar landing and 2nd mission to carry Lunar Roving Vehicle

Apollo 17

Vehicle: Saturn V

CSM: America

LM: Challenger

Dec. 7-19, 1972

12 days 13 hr.

Eugene A. Cernan

Ronald E. Evans

Harrison H. Schmitt

Commander

CM Pilot

LM Pilot

6th and last manned lunar landing (with Lunar Roving Vehicle), 250 lbs. of lunar samples returned for scientific study