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Environment & Energy

SeattleVet

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1. "1967 Apollo mission to the moon"?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Aug 9, 2017, 04:17 AM

Aug 2017

First manned lunar orbit in Apollo was late 1968; first landing was mid 1969. There were no manned Apollo flights in 1967. The capsule fire that killed Grissom, White, and Chaffee was in January of 1967; there were no manned flights until the following year.

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How Much Fuel Does It Take To Get To The Moon? [View all] Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 OP

"1967 Apollo mission to the moon"? SeattleVet Aug 2017 #1

You are absolutely right! I wasn't reading the dates! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #2

K&R - interesting story Dennis Donovan Aug 2017 #3

I'm aware of that. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #4

Less fuel than it takes pscot Aug 2017 #5

In my feckless wasted youth I did some environmental research... hunter Aug 2017 #6