Of those missing landing dates or other details, Apollo 1 was a manned ground test in which all three crew tragically died in a cabin fire on 27 Jan 1967. Apollos 7 and 9 were Earth-orbiting manned tests, and Apollos 8 and 10 orbited the Moon without landing and returned to Earth. Apollo 13, of course, was aborted en route to the Moon when a fuel tank exploded.
The landing astronauts were encouraged to take sets of photos panning across the landscape, many of which were subsequently assembled into panoramic views. The tables include a panorama for each of the six missions which successfully landed.
To further enhance the effect these have been made interactive: just click on an image and drag in the direction you want to track. Press A to zoom in, or Z to zoom out.
Apollo 1 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | - | Commander | Virgil I. Grissom | Walter M. Shirra, Jr. | Objective | Ground-based test |
Landing | - | Lunar Module Pilot | Roger B. Chaffee | Walter Cunningham | Lunar Module | - |
Splashdown | - | Command Module Pilot | Edward H. White, II | Donn F. Eisele | Command Module | - |
Apollo 7 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 11 Oct 1968 | Commander | Walter M. Shirra, Jr. | Thomas P. Stafford | Objective | Earth-orbit test flight |
Landing | - | Lunar Module Pilot | Walter Cunningham | Eugene A. Cernan | Lunar Module | - |
Splashdown | 22 Oct 1968 | Command Module Pilot | Donn F. Eisele | John W. Young | Command Module | - |
Apollo 8 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 21 Dec 1968 | Commander | Frank Borman | Neil A. Armstrong | Objective | Lunar-orbit test flight |
Landing | - | Lunar Module Pilot | William A. Anders | Fred W. Haise, Jr. | Lunar Module | - |
Splashdown | 27 Dec 1968 | Command Module Pilot | James A. Lovell, Jr. | Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin, Jr. | Command Module | - |
Apollo 9 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 03 Mar 1969 | Commander | James A. McDivitt | Charles Pete Conrad, Jr. | Objective | Earth-orbit test flight |
Landing | - | Lunar Module Pilot | Russell L. Schweickart | Alan L. Bean | Lunar Module | Spider |
Splashdown | 13 Mar 1969 | Command Module Pilot | David R. Scott | Richard F. Gordon, Jr. | Command Module | Gumdrop |
Apollo 10 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 18 May 1969 | Commander | Thomas P. Stafford | L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. | Objective | Lunar-orbit test flight |
Landing | - | Lunar Module Pilot | Eugene A. Cernan | Edgar D. Mitchell | Lunar Module | Snoopy |
Splashdown | 26 May 1969 | Command Module Pilot | John W. Young | Donn F. Eisele | Command Module | Charlie Brown |
Apollo 11 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 16 Jul 1969 | Commander | Neil A. Armstrong | James A. Lovell, Jr. | Destination | Sea of Tranquility |
Landing | 20 Jul 1969 | Lunar Module Pilot | Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin, Jr. | Fred W. Haise, Jr. | Lunar Module | Eagle |
Splashdown | 24 Jul 1969 | Command Module Pilot | Michael Collins | William A. Anders | Command Module | Columbia |
Apollo 12 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 14 Nov 1969 | Commander | Charles Pete Conrad, Jr. | David R. Scott | Destination | Ocean of Storms |
Landing | 18 Nov 1969 | Lunar Module Pilot | Alan L. Bean | James B. Irwin | Lunar Module | Intrepid |
Splashdown | 24 Nov 1969 | Command Module Pilot | Richard F. Gordon, Jr. | Alfred M. Worden | Command Module | Yankee Clipper |
Apollo 13 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 11 Apr 1970 | Commander | James A. Lovell, Jr. | John W. Young | Destination | Fra Mauro plain |
Landing | - | Lunar Module Pilot | Fred W. Haise, Jr. | Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Lunar Module | Aquarius |
Splashdown | 17 Apr 1970 | Command Module Pilot | John L. Swigert, Jr.* | John L. Swigert, Jr. | Command Module | Odyssey |
* replaced Thomas K. Mattingly II on prime crew | ||||||
Apollo 14 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 31 Jan 1971 | Commander | Alan B. Shepard, Jr. | Eugene A. Cernan | Destination | Fra Mauro plain |
Landing | 05 Feb 1971 | Lunar Module Pilot | Edgar D. Mitchell | Joseph H. Engle | Lunar Module | Antares |
Splashdown | 09 Feb 1971 | Command Module Pilot | Stuart A. Roosa | Ronald B. Evans | Command Module | Kitty Hawk |
Apollo 15 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 26 Jul 1971 | Commander | David R. Scott | Richard F. Gordon, Jr. | Destination | Hadley, Appenines |
Landing | 30 Jul 1971 | Lunar Module Pilot | James B. Irwin | Harrison H. Jack Schmitt | Lunar Module | Falcon |
Splashdown | 07 Aug 1971 | Command Module Pilot | Alfred M. Worden | Vance D. Brand | Command Module | Endeavor |
Apollo 16 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 16 Apr 1972 | Commander | John W. Young | Fred W. Haise, Jr. | Destination | Descartes highlands |
Landing | 20 Apr 1972 | Lunar Module Pilot | Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Edgar D. Mitchell | Lunar Module | Orion |
Splashdown | 27 Apr 1972 | Command Module Pilot | Thomas K. Mattingly II | Stuart A. Roosa | Command Module | Caspar |
Apollo 17 | Date | Prime Crew | Backup Crew | |||
Launch | 07 Dec 1972 | Commander | Eugene A. Cernan | John W. Young | Destination | Taurus Littrow valley |
Landing | 11 Dec 1972 | Lunar Module Pilot | Harrison H. Jack Schmitt | Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Lunar Module | Challenger |
Splashdown | 19 Dec 1972 | Command Module Pilot | Ronald B. Evans | Stuart A. Roosa | Command Module | America |