mission perspectives:
- a landing in the Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) area near Surveyor III
- taking parts from Surveyor III back to earth
- Soil Mechanics Investigation: properties of lunar soil (to plan and perform surface activities) [also Apollo 14-17]
- Solar Wind Composition Experiment: collected samples of solar wind [also Apollo 14-17]
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Equipment:
-Saturn 5 rocket, spacecraft, landing vehicle
-penetrometers
-an aluminium foil sheet, 1.4 meters by 0.3 meters
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personnel:
3 astronauts: 1 spacecraft pilot, who remains in space, 2 astronauts to land on the moon
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landing Date:
July 20, 1969
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 Apollo 13 |
mission perspectives:
- some planned experiments/ activities: Earth Photography, Seismic Detection, Pilot Testing
- after the accident: returning safely and quickly to earth
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personnel:
3 astronauts: Mission Commander James A. Lovell, Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, Command Module Pilot John Swigert
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landing Date:
July 20, 1969
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| Apollo 14 |
mission perspectives:
- S-Band Transponder Experiment: measured regional variations in the Moon's gravitation
- Lunar Portable Magnetometer: measured the strength of the magnetic field
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Equipment:
- radio wave transmitter
- Magnetometer
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personnel:
3 astronauts: 1 spacecraft pilot, who remains in space, 2 astronauts to land on the moon
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landing Date:
Feb. 5, 1971
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| Apollo 15 |
mission perspectives:
- photography of the lunar surface
- measure heights of the lunar surface
- measure composition of the lunar surface
- Passive Seismic Experiment: detected lunar "moonquakes"
- Heat Flow Experiment: detected heat coming out of the moon
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Equipment:
- metric and panoramic cameras
- Laser altimeter
- different spectrometers
- seismometer
- special thermometers
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personnel:
3 astronauts: 1 spacecraft pilot, who remains in space, 2 astronauts to land on the moon
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landing Date:
July 30, 1971
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| Apollo 16 |
mission perspectives:
- taking pictures of astronomical objects
- measuring high energy cosmic rays from the sun
- measure composition of the lunar surface
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Equipment:
- ultraviolet camera
- cosmic ray detector
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personnel:
3 astronauts: 1 spacecraft pilot, who remains in space, 2 astronauts to land on the moon
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landing Date:
April 21, 1972
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| Apollo 17 |
mission perspectives:
- measuring the cooling of the moon at night
- measuring electrical waves in the lunar crust
- Biostack experiment: studied biological material in space
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Equipment:
- infrared radiometer
- transmitting and receiving antenna
- bacteria spores, eggs of brine shrimp, grasshoppers, seeds and beetles
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personnel:
3 astronauts: 1 spacecraft pilot, who remains in space, 2 astronauts to land on the moon
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landing Date:
Dec. 11, 1972
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| source: www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/apollo_landings/ |
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