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historical United States 1969 · 8 days

Apollo 10

Lunar landing dress rehearsal. LM Snoopy descended to 14 km, closest approach without landing.

Trajectory
Apollo 10 trajectory diagram
Courtesy of NASA (Public Domain)

Full Apollo lunar-landing profile, translunar injection, lunar orbit insertion, LM separation, descent, minus the actual landing. The LM Snoopy descended to 14.4 km above the surface and tested every system needed for Apollo 11, including a brief uncontrolled tumble during ascent-stage staging that the crew recovered from with seconds to spare.

Crew · 3
  • Tom Stafford official portrait
    Tom Stafford
    Commander
  • John Young official portrait
    John Young
    Command Module Pilot
  • Eugene Cernan official portrait
    Eugene Cernan
    Lunar Module Pilot
Portraits courtesy of NASA
Details
Operator
NASA
Country
United StatesUnited States
Era
apollo
Duration
8 days
Crew
3
Photos · Courtesy of NASA