Science Museum | How NASA rehearsed for the Moon landing I The story of Apollo 10 @ScienceMuseum | Uploaded May 2019 | Updated October 2024, 2 minutes ago.
On May 18, 1969, Apollo 10 launched on an eight-day “dress rehearsal” ahead of the Apollo 11 Moon landing which would follow two months later. The three-man Apollo 10 crew comprised of Gene Cernan, John Young and Tom Stafford flew to the moon and back in their spacecraft nicknamed “Charlie Brown” and tested several flight parameters that would help ensure successful future trips to the lunar surface.
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On May 18, 1969, Apollo 10 launched on an eight-day “dress rehearsal” ahead of the Apollo 11 Moon landing which would follow two months later. The three-man Apollo 10 crew comprised of Gene Cernan, John Young and Tom Stafford flew to the moon and back in their spacecraft nicknamed “Charlie Brown” and tested several flight parameters that would help ensure successful future trips to the lunar surface.
#Moonlanding #NASA #Apollo
