1.

Apollo 8 - 21 December 1968

Apollo 8 was the first manned circumlunar flight of the CSM (10 orbits in 20 hours) and the first
manned flight of the Saturn V. The crew were the first humans to see the far side of the Moon
and earthrise over the lunar horizon with their own eyes. Live television pictures were broadcast
to Earth.
2. Apollo 11 July 16, 1969
On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module performed the first manned landing on the Moon
in the Sea of Tranquility, overcoming navigation errors and computer alarms. Astronauts
Armstrong and Aldrin performed a single EVA in the direct vicinity of the LM.
3. Apollo 12 November 14, 1969
Following two lightning strikes on the spacecraft during launch, with brief loss of fuel cells and
telemetry, Apollo 12 performed the first precise manned landing on the Moon in the Ocean of
Storms near the Surveyor 3 probe. In two EVAs, the astronauts recovered portions of Surveyor
and returned them to Earth. First controlled LM ascent stage impact after jettison; first use of
deployable S-band antenna; lunar TV camera damaged by accidental exposure to sun.
4. Apollo 14 January 13, 1971
After docking problems, a faulty LM abort switch and delayed landing radar acquisition, Apollo
14's LM landed successfully at Fra Mauro. First color video images from the surface of the
Moon, first materials science experiments in space, and two EVAs, in one of which Shepard
performed a golf shot.
5. Apollo 15 July 26, 1971
Apollo 15, landing at HadleyApennine was the first "J series" mission with a 3-day lunar stay
and extensive geology investigations. First use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle, driving 17.25 miles
(27.8 km); 1 lunar "standup" EVA, 3 lunar surface EVAs, and deep space EVA on return to
retrieve orbital camera film from SM.
6. Apollo 17 December 7, 1972
The final Apollo lunar mission landed at TaurusLittrow. Schmitt, a geologist, was the first
professional scientist to go on a NASA mission. First night launch; 3 lunar EVAs and deep space
EVA. As of 2014, the last manned spaceflight beyond low Earth orbit.
7. Apollo-Soyuz - July 15, 1975
Experimental flight Soyuz-Apollo"), conducted in July 1975, was the first joint U.S.Soviet
space flight, and the last flight of an Apollo spacecraft. Its primary purpose was as a symbol of
the policy of dtente that the two superpowers were pursuing at the time, and marked the end of
the Space Race between them that began in 1957.
8. Gemini 3 - 23 March 1965
First manned Gemini flight, three orbits.

9. Gemini V - 2129 August 1965

First week-long flight; first use of fuel cells for electrical power; evaluated guidance and
navigation system for future rendezvous missions. Completed 120 orbits.
10. Gemini VIII - 1617 March 1966
Accomplished first docking with another space vehicle, an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle.
While docked, a Gemini spacecraft thruster malfunction caused near-fatal tumbling of the craft,
which, after undocking, Armstrong was able to overcome; the crew effected the first emergency
landing of a manned U.S. space mission.
11. Gemini XI - 1215 September 1966
Gemini record altitude with apogee of 739.2 nautical miles (1,369.0 km)[16] reached using the
Agena Target Vehicle propulsion system after first orbit rendezvous and docking. Gordon made a
33-minute EVA and two-hour standup EVA. 44 orbits.
12. Skylab 2 - May 25, 1973
Skylab 2 (also SL-2 and SLM-1[4]) was the first manned mission to Skylab, the first U.S. orbital
space station. The mission was launched on a Saturn IB rocket and carried a three-person crew to
the station. The name Skylab 2 also refers to the vehicle used for that mission. The Skylab 2
mission established a record for human spaceflight duration. Furthermore, its crew were the first
space station occupants ever to return safely to Earth the only other space station occupants,
the crew of the 1971 Soyuz 11 mission that had manned the Salyut 1 station, were killed during
reentry.
13. Skylab 3 - September 25, 1973
Skylab 3 (also SL-3 and SLM-2[2]) was the second manned mission to the first American space
station, Skylab. The mission began July 28, 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on the
Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. A total of 1,084.7 astronaututilization hours were tallied by the Skylab 3 crew performing scientific experiments in the areas
of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources, and other experiments.
14. Skylab 4 - November 16, 1973
The mission started on November 16, 1973 with the launch of three astronauts on a Saturn IB
rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida and lasted 84 days, one hour and 16 minutes. A
total of 6,051 astronaut-utilization hours were tallied by Skylab 4 astronauts performing
scientific experiments in the areas of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources,
observation of the Comet Kohoutek and other experiments.
15. Gemini XII - 1115 November 1966
Final Gemini flight. Rendezvoused and docked manually with its target Agena and kept station
with it during EVA. Aldrin set an EVA record of 5 hours and 30 minutes for one space walk and
two stand-up exercises, and demonstrated solutions to previous EVA problems. 59 orbits
completed

16. Gemini IV - 37 June 1965

Included first extravehicular activity (EVA) by an American; White's "space walk" was a 22
minute EVA exercise.
17. Gemini VI-A - 1516 December 1965
First space rendezvous accomplished with Gemini VII, station-keeping for over five hours at
distances from 0.3 to 90 m (1 to 300 ft).
18. Apollo 1 - 21 February 1967
Never launched. On 27 January 1967, a fire erupted in the Apollo command module during a test
on the launch pad, destroying the module and killing astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee.
The Saturn 1B launch vehicle, serial number AS-204, was undamaged and later used for the
Apollo 5 mission.
19. Apollo 7 - 11 October 1968
A test flight of the Block II CSM in Earth orbit, Apollo 7 was the first manned Apollo flight and
the first manned flight of the Saturn IB. It was the only manned Apollo launch not from LC 39. It
included the first live TV broadcast from an American spacecraft.
20. Apollo 13 - 11 April 1970
Intended to land at Fra Mauro, Apollo 13's mission was aborted after an SM oxygen tank
exploded on the trip to the moon, causing the landing to be cancelled. After a single loop around
the moon, the LM was used as crew "lifeboat" for safe return. First S-IVB stage impact on Moon
as active seismic test.