Michael Collins stayed in the command module, while they walked on the moon.
Michael Collins stayed in the spacecraft while Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin descended to the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. He orbited the Moon alone in the command module, Columbia.
Apollo 11 stayed on the moon for about 21.5 hours. The astronauts spent approximately 2.5 hours outside the spacecraft conducting experiments and collecting samples.
The name of the spacecraft that took the first men to the moon was Apollo 11.
The name of the US spacecraft that first landed on the moon was Apollo 11.
The maximum speed reached by a manned spacecraft was during the Apollo 10 mission in 1969, when the spacecraft reached a speed of about 24,791 mph (39,897 km/h) relative to Earth. This speed was necessary to escape Earth's gravity and travel to the Moon.
The mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon" detailed the missions of the Apollo spacecraft, specifically focusing on the Apollo program that aimed to send astronauts to the Moon.
Beside Apollo 11, the Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 reached the moon. Apollo 8, 10 and 13 did not land on the moon.
Apollo 11 stayed on the moon for about 21.5 hours. The astronauts spent approximately 2.5 hours outside the spacecraft conducting experiments and collecting samples.
Surveyor One.
No Apollo 11 stayed on the moon for a little over 24 hours in all.
The name of the spacecraft that took the first men to the moon was Apollo 11.
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
The name of the US spacecraft that first landed on the moon was Apollo 11.
The maximum speed reached by a manned spacecraft was during the Apollo 10 mission in 1969, when the spacecraft reached a speed of about 24,791 mph (39,897 km/h) relative to Earth. This speed was necessary to escape Earth's gravity and travel to the Moon.
The mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon" detailed the missions of the Apollo spacecraft, specifically focusing on the Apollo program that aimed to send astronauts to the Moon.
The Apollo 8 spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon and then return safely to earth.
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968. It was the second manned mission in the Apollo program and made ten orbits around the moon before returning safely to Earth.
Apollo 8 did not blow up. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. It returned to the Earth safely. Apollo 13 is the spacecraft that had an explosion while traveling to the moon.