May 18, 1969
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Apollo 7, Apollo 9, and Apollo 10 did not land on the moon. Apollo 7 was the first crewed mission in the program, testing the spacecraft in Earth orbit. Apollo 9 tested lunar module systems in Earth orbit. Apollo 10 performed a dress rehearsal for the moon landing, orbiting the moon but not landing.
The two missions before Apollo 11 were Apollo 9 and Apollo 10. Apollo 9 was an Earth orbital test flight of the lunar module, while Apollo 10 was a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, testing all aspects except for the actual landing on the Moon.
1. Apollo 7: Low Earth Orbit 2. Apollo 8: Lunar Orbit 3. Apollo 9: Low Earth Orbit 4. Apollo 10: Lunar Orbit 5. Apollo 11: Lunar Landing 6. Apollo 12: Lunar Landing 7. Apollo 13: Lunar flyby (aborted landing) 8. Apollo 14: Lunar Landing 9. Apollo 15: Lunar Landing 10. Apollo 16: Lunar Landing 11. Apollo 17: Lunar Landing
Apollo 8 orbited the moon ten times before returning to Earth.
Apollo 10 was the fourth crewed mission in the Apollo program. It served as a "dress rehearsal" for the lunar landing of Apollo 11, testing all procedures and components of the mission without actually landing on the Moon. The mission was a success, with the spacecraft returning safely to Earth.