# Every mission of the Apollo programme

From the Apollo 1 fire to the footprints of Apollo 17, by way of Apollo 13's "Houston, we've had a problem": the missions that took twelve men to walk on the Moon. Which is the most legendary?

- 87 votes · 15 items
- May 3, 2021 · cientifica_bucaramanga
- https://even.best/en/l/2830/every-mission-of-the-apollo-programme

## Top 15

1. **Apolo 1 (1967)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — The launch pad fire that killed Grissom, White and Chaffee.
2. **Apolo 4 (1967)** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — The first, uncrewed flight of the Saturn V rocket.
3. **Apolo 6 (1968)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The last uncrewed test flight.
4. **Apolo 5 (1968)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Uncrewed test of the lunar module.
5. **Apolo 7 (1968)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — The programme's first crewed mission, in Earth orbit.
6. **Apolo 8 (1968)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — The first humans to orbit the Moon, and the Earthrise photo.
7. **Apolo 11 (1969)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Armstrong and Aldrin, the first to walk on the Moon.
8. **Apolo 14 (1971)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Alan Shepard played golf on the Moon.
9. **Apolo 9 (1969)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Test of the lunar module in Earth orbit.
10. **Apolo 13 (1970)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The oxygen tank explosion and the miraculous return.
11. **Apolo 17 (1972)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — The last time humans walked on the Moon.
12. **Apolo 12 (1969)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — A precision landing next to the Surveyor 3 probe.
13. **Apolo 10 (1969)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The dress rehearsal: they came within 15 km of the surface.
14. **Apolo 16 (1972)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Exploration of the Descartes highlands.
15. **Apolo 15 (1971)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — The debut of the lunar rover.

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