Apollo was the United States manned space program that had the goal of landing human beings on the moon and returning them safely to Earth. This goal was first accomplished on the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. The final Apollo lunar landing mission (Apollo 17) took place in December 1972. Additional Apollo spacecraft and astronauts visited the U.S.'s first space station, Skylab, and also performed a joint mission with cosmonauts from the Soviet Union.
In February 2010 the Explorers learned about the early days of the United States manned space program and the motivations and efforts that led to the moon landings.
OH - Dayton / Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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