Apollo 10, launched by NASA on May 18, 1969, was the fourth crewed spaceflight in the Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon, serving as a full dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. Commanded by Thomas Stafford with Command Module Pilot John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan, the crew orbited the Moon 31 times, with Stafford and Cernan piloting the Lunar Module to within 14.4 kilometers of the lunar surface before rejoining Young in the command module and returning safely to Earth.
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Mission TypeCrewed lunar orbital CSM/LM flight (F mission) 1 OutcomeSuccessful lunar orbit dress rehearsal; the Lunar Module descended to within 14.4 kilometers of the surface before the crew returned safely to Earth. 2 Mission Type
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Crewed lunar orbital CSM/LM flight (F mission)
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May 26, 1969
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After four orbits they rejoined Young in the CSM and, after the CSM completed its 31st orbit of the Moon, they returned safely to Earth
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After four orbits they rejoined Young in the CSM and, after the CSM completed its 31st orbit of the Moon, they returned safely to Earth
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NASA, the mission's operator, described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing (Apollo 11, two months later).
Crewed By: Thomas Stafford, Lead section
After the spacecraft reached lunar orbit, astronaut John Young remained in the Command and Service Module (CSM) while astronauts Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) to within 14.4 kilometers (7.8 nautical miles; 9 miles) of the lunar surface, the point at which powered descent for landing would begin on a landing mission.
Crewed By: John Young, Lead section
After the spacecraft reached lunar orbit, astronaut John Young remained in the Command and Service Module (CSM) while astronauts Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) to within 14.4 kilometers (7.8 nautical miles; 9 miles) of the lunar surface, the point at which powered descent for landing would begin on a landing mission.
Crewed By: Gene Cernan, Lead section
After the spacecraft reached lunar orbit, astronaut John Young remained in the Command and Service Module (CSM) while astronauts Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) to within 14.4 kilometers (7.8 nautical miles; 9 miles) of the lunar surface, the point at which powered descent for landing would begin on a landing mission.
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Apollo 10 (May 18-26, 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon.
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