T
he Apollo Program was originally conceived during President Eisenhower's presidency, but didn't really gain momentum until President Kennedy's historic challenge to America of landing a man on the moon and safely bringing him back again.
Timeline
Apollo 11: Return to Earth
Jul 24, 1969
Apollo 11: Mission Status
Success - First Man on the Moon
Apollo 11: Lunar Landing
Jul 20, 1969
Apollo 11: Launch
Jul 16, 1969
Apollo 7: Landing
Oct 22, 1968
Apollo 7: Launch
Oct 11, 1968
Apollo 7: Mission Status
Success
Apollo 1: Date
Jan 27, 1967
Apollo 1: Mission Status
Failure - A fire in the command module resulted in the death of the crew.
President Kennedy Supports Moonlanding Initiative: Date
May 25, 1961
Name
Apollo Program
Other Facts
Crew - Command Pilot
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom
Crew - Pilot
Roger B. Chaffee
Crew - Senior Pilot
Edward H. White II
Crew - Command Module Pilot
Donn F. Eisele
Crew - Lunard Module Pilot
R. Walter Cunningham
Crew - Commander
Walter M. Schirra
Crew - Lunar Module Pilot
Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Crew - Command Module Pilot
Michael Collins
Crew - Commander
Neil Armstrong
