moon landings
Apollo mission achievements
Moon landings are missions in which spacecraft touch down on the lunar surface.
The term most often refers to the six crewed Apollo missions (1969–1972) that landed astronauts on the Moon: The moon landings remain humanity's furthest crewed voyages.
Uncrewed lunar landings by various nations continue today.
Moon landing conspiracy theories claim the Apollo missions were faked—a fringe belief despite overwhelming evidence.
Sun deity, moonshot namesake
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- Saturn VApollo program launch vehicle
- astronautsCrew of spacecraft
lunar module · command module · Eagle · Kennedy Space Center · splashdown · launchpad · spacewalk · recovery
Contest for orbital superiority
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
- USSRFormer communist superpower
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
- propagandaBiased information for influence
Kennedy · Khrushchev · ideology · communism · capitalism · arms race · Soviet · American
First human in orbit
Accomplished goal or deed
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- giant leapVery large jump
- historicOf lasting significance
- humanityPeople as a whole
inspiration · exploration · pioneering · documentary · anniversary · museum · archives · conspiracy theories
Fragmented covering over bedrock
- cratersImpact-formed depressions
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- mareFemale adult equine
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
footprints · lunar dust · moonwalk · seismometer · ejecta · micrometeorites · massif · lunarscape
Science of propelled spacecraft
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
computing · navigation · telemetry · life support · guidance systems · heat shield · docking · reentry
Apollo
Sun deity, moonshot namesake
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- Saturn VApollo program launch vehicle
astronauts · lunar module · command module · Eagle · Kennedy Space Center · splashdown · launchpad · spacewalk · recovery · Cape Canaveral
space race
Contest for orbital superiority
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
- USSRFormer communist superpower
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
propaganda · Kennedy · Khrushchev · ideology · communism · capitalism · arms race · Soviet · American · rivalry
Gagarin
First human in orbit
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- giant leapVery large jump
- historicOf lasting significance
humanity · inspiration · exploration · pioneering · documentary · anniversary · museum · archives · conspiracy theories · cultural impact
regolith
Fragmented covering over bedrock
highlands · footprints · lunar dust · moonwalk · seismometer · ejecta · micrometeorites · massif · lunarscape · samples
rocketry
Science of propelled spacecraft
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
aerospace · computing · navigation · telemetry · life support · guidance systems · heat shield · docking · reentry · fuel cells
- scientific researchresearch, experiment, study, lab experiments, field studies