Historical Events tagged with "moon mission"
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Apollo 10 Launches for Lunar Mission
Apollo 10 was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on May 18, 1969, as the fourth crewed mission in NASA's Apollo program. Its primary objective was to conduct a full dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing, which was planned for Apollo 11. The Apollo 10 mission carried astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan, who tested various systems necessary for the moon landing, including a lunar module that would later take astronauts to the lunar surface. This mission successfully orbited the moon, providing essential data for future Apollo missions.
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