Three Programs and One Goal

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Three Programs and One Goal Land on Moon and Safely Return to Earth Three Programs and One Goal

Mercury Program Orbit manned spacecraft around Earth Determine man’s ability to function in space Recover both man and spacecraft safely

6 flights conducted between May 1961 and May 1963

John Glenn: 1st American to orbit Earth Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space

Gemini Program Learn how to fly spacecraft Maneuver in space Rendezvous and dock with other vehicles

10 missions conducted in a 20 month period between 1965 and 1966

Ed White – 1st American to “walk” in space

Apollo Program Goal is to land on the moon 45 astronauts flew on Apollo missions Oct 1968 – July 1975 Twelve men walked on the moon

First to walk on the moon! Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Neil Armstrong

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