- Apollo – Mythopedia
Apollo was a powerful Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians He served as the divine patron of prophecy, healing, art, and culture, as well as the embodiment of masculine beauty Apollo belonged to the second generation of Olympians, along with his twin sister Artemis, goddess of the wild and hunting
- Apollo 13 - National Air and Space Museum
When Apollo 13 launched on April 11th, 1970 it was intended to be the third Apollo mission to land on the Moon Unfortunately, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks seriously damaged the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to fly by the Moon, using its gravity to send the spacecraft back to Earth without carrying out a lunar
- Apollo (Roman) - Mythopedia
Apollo and his lyre are the subject of this colorful fresco adorning a Roman house in Pompeii Carole Raddato CC BY-SA 2 0 Apollo usually carried a lyre, his favorite musical instrument, and was often portrayed as a beardless youth Described as “shining” and “the sun,” he was sometimes depicted with rays of light emanating from his body
- Apollo 11: The Moon Landing - National Air and Space Museum
Telling the story of the the Apollo 11 lunar landing includes some of the unique pieces of memorabilia created to mark that human achievement In addition to the pins, patches, buttons, medals, matchbooks, sweatshirts, and commemorative plates the Smithsonian holds in the national collection, there's this unique ladies handbag
- Apollo program - National Air and Space Museum
Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time It was part of the larger Apollo program There were several missions during the Apollo program from 1961 to 1972
- Apollo 15 - National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 15, the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon, was the first Apollo mission to utilize a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) The LRV allowed astronauts to travel much farther from the lunar module than in previous missions
- The Apollo Missions - National Air and Space Museum
Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time It was part of the larger Apollo program There were several missions during the Apollo program from 1961 to 1972
- Tools and Technology from the Apollo Program
Spacecraft and rockets were essential tools in getting Apollo astronauts to the Moon The manned Apollo missions were each launched aboard a Saturn V rocket and remains the United States largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built The Apollo spacecraft consisted of three components: a command module, a service module, and a lunar module
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