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Spacecraft launched in 1969

  • Lunar Module EagleThe spacecraft known as LM-5 carried the name Eagle. This choice appeared on the mission insignia for Apollo 11. A bald eagle featured prominently in that…
  • Apollo 12the 14th of November 1969 marked the start of a six-day journey for three men from the United States Navy. Commander Charles Pete Conrad was thirty-nine…
  • Apollo 10NASA designated Apollo 10 as an F-mission in May 1969 to serve as a full dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. Mission planners debated whether to…
  • Command module ColumbiaJulian Scheer, NASA assistant administrator of public affairs during the Apollo program, suggested a name for the spacecraft.
  • Apollo 9On the 27th of January 1967, a fire broke out in the cabin of Apollo 1 during a launch-pad test. The blaze killed all three men inside: Gus Grissom, Ed…