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First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to
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1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon
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Reading of the Book of Genesis by Apollo 8 crewmembers
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8, the first humans to orbit the Moon, read from the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Genesis during a television
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Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, the American undertaking to land the first man
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First crewed Moon landing (1969)
Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program
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Aborted Moon landing mission in the Apollo program
Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched
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Ancient Greek god
rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek religion and mythology.
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Astronauts from NASA's Apollo program
tortoises, several turtles, and five mice. Apollo 8 and 10–17 were the nine crewed Apollo lunar missions. Apollo 4–6 and AS-201 and AS-202 were uncrewed
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First crewed flight of the Apollo space program
Apollo 7 (October 11–22, 1968) was the first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo program, and saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency after the
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Independent confirmations of Apollo Moon landings
Third-party evidence for the Apollo Moon landings is evidence or analysis of evidence about the Apollo Moon landings that does not come from the U.S.
Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings
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Third crewed mission of the Apollo space program
Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program, which successfully tested systems and procedures critical to landing
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Canceled space missions
the Apollo 1 fire, the Apollo 13 incident, hardware delays, and budget limitations. After the landing by Apollo 12, Apollo 20, which would have been
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American astronaut (1928–2025)
test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first
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Missions and flights of NASA's Apollo Program
The Apollo program was a United States human spaceflight program carried out from 1961 to 1972 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon. NASA, the mission's
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Lovell orbited the Moon on Apollo 8 and later flew on Apollo 13; John Young and Eugene Cernan both orbited the Moon on Apollo 10 and landed on separate
List of people who have flown to the Moon
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American astronaut and lunar explorer (1928–2023)
NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates
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2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
those of Apollo 8 in 1968, the first crewed lunar flight of the Apollo program, while its free-return trajectory resembled that flown by Apollo 13 in 1970
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Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot
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2018 nonfiction children's book by Martin W. Sandler
Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything is a 2018 nonfiction children's book by American author Martin W. Sandler. The book, which includes numerous
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1968 American Saturn V rocket test flight
Apollo 8 in December 1968. Apollo 6 was intended to demonstrate the ability of the Saturn V's third stage, the S-IVB, to propel itself and the Apollo
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Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
Conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the
Moon landing conspiracy theories
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2018 American film
the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8 is a 2018 documentary film about the second crewed spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, which
First to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8
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Fourth crewed Moon landing
Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fourth Moon landing. It was the first J mission, with
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Fifth crewed Moon landing
Apollo 16 (April 16–27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate
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American astronaut (1930–2021)
(October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates,
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American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024)
astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, the first three people to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon
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NASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM /ˈlɛm/), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar
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Third crewed Moon landing
Apollo 14 (January 31 – February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the
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Second crewed Moon landing
Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on
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American astronaut (born 1933)
assigned to a mission, serving as backup Lunar Module Pilot for both Apollo 8 and Apollo 11. It only seems interesting to the public if it's the first exploration
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Photograph of Earth from the Artemis II mission
visually similar to Earthrise, a 1968 photograph taken by William Anders of Apollo 8 in which Earth appears to rise above the Moon's horizon during lunar orbit
Earthset
Photograph of Earth by Reid Wiseman
on April 6, 2026 Earthrise, photograph by William Anders from the 1968 Apollo 8 mission The EXIF date and time information is April 3, 2026, 00:27:39 UTC
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Former NASA Trajectory Engineer
later a member of the technical staff of NASA's Apollo program during the Space Race. During the Apollo 8 mission she became the first female engineer to
Frances_Northcutt
American electrical engineer and flight controller
Liebergot was an Assistant Flight Director on Apollo 4, then an EECOM flight controller on Apollo 8–15. On Apollo 17, he served as CSSB SPAN (SPacecraft ANalysis
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1995 film by Ron Howard
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen
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American private equity company
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets. As of 2025[update], the company had $840
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Entertainment venue in Manhattan, New York
The Apollo Theater (formerly the Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre; also Apollo Theatre or 125th Street Apollo Theatre) is a multi-use theater at 253 West
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American astronaut (born 1930)
crew of Apollo 9 was announced on November 20, 1967. Due to design and manufacturing delays in the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), Apollo 8 and Apollo 9 swapped
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Programs by the Soviet Union to land humans on the Moon
crewed lunar orbit on 24–25 December 1968 (Apollo 8) and the first Moon landing on July 20, 1969 (Apollo 11), and a series of catastrophic N1 failures
Soviet_crewed_lunar_programs
Hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth
Academy of Sciences published the first atlas of the far side in 1960. The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first humans to see the far side in person when they
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American astronaut (1936–2023)
first, Mattingly was part of the support crew for Apollo 8. Mattingly served as CAPCOM during Apollo 8's second television transmission and subsequent preparation
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2018 book about the Apollo 8 mission
of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon is a 2018 nonfiction book by Robert Kurson recounting NASA's 1968 Apollo 8 mission
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Evening or day before Christmas Day
1968, in what was the most watched television broadcast to that date, the Apollo 8 astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman surprised the world
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1968 photograph of Earth from lunar orbit
lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential
Earthrise
American astronaut (1930–2012)
American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval
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Natural satellite orbiting Earth
first arrived in orbit with Apollo 8 (sent by the United States) on December 24, 1968, and then on the surface with Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, making
Moon
American singer (born 1997)
Omar Apolonio Velasco (born May 20, 1997), known professionally as Omar Apollo, is an American singer-songwriter. After signing a record deal with Warner
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Indian hospital chain
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is an Indian multinational healthcare group headquartered in Chennai. It is the second largest for-profit private hospital
Apollo_Hospitals
American astronaut and lunar explorer (born 1932)
space had Gemini 8 not made an emergency abort. Scott then spent ten days in orbit in March 1969 as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9, a mission that
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Religious context during spaceflights
Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman read from the Book of Genesis as Apollo 8 orbited the Moon. A lawsuit by American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray
Religion_in_space
Lunar lander used for Apollo 11
Eagle (LM-5) is the Apollo Lunar Module that was the first crewed lunar lander flown by humans to the Moon. Part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, it was
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Planned Chinese lunar exploration mission
Chang'e 8 (Chinese: 嫦娥八号; pinyin: Cháng'é báhào) is a planned robotic mission by China to explore the lunar south pole and to establish the technical
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Portable TV camera suitable for space operations
The Apollo program used several television cameras in its space missions in the late 1960s and 1970s; some of these Apollo TV cameras were also used on
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Third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB
ground-camera view during AS-202 Apollo 7 S-IVB in orbit over Cape Canaveral Distant view of Apollo 7 S-IVB stage Apollo 8 S-IVB, shortly after separation
S-IVB
Upcoming crewed mission of the Artemis program
mission of the Artemis program and the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. Under NASA's earlier plans, two astronauts would have landed
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Mountain on the Moon
by astronaut Jim Lovell for his wife, Marilyn, at about the time of the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon in 1968. The name was informal until July 26, 2017
Mount_Marilyn
Planned spaceflight mission
lunar exploration program, marking the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission is planned for early 2028. The landing will use
Artemis_IV
Vehicle driven by astronauts on the Moon (1971–72)
four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972. It is popularly called the
Lunar_Roving_Vehicle
American space and aeronautics agency
the tragic setback caused by the Apollo 1 fire, which killed three astronauts, the lunar program proceeded. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to
NASA
First test flight of the Apollo Saturn V rocket
Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501, was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts
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Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
was Luna 2 in 1959, and the first crewed mission to land on the Moon was Apollo 11 in 1969. There were six crewed landings between 1969 and 1972 and numerous
Moon_landing
Scientific instruments left by the Apollo astronauts on the Moon
five Apollo missions to land on the Moon following Apollo 11 (Apollos 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17). Apollo 11 left a smaller package called the Early Apollo Scientific
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
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flight to the Moon on Apollo 8 in episode 4, "1968". He also serves on the investigation board of the Apollo 1 fire in episode 2, "Apollo One", and appears
List of From the Earth to the Moon cast members
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NASA-led lunar exploration program
broadly comparable to Apollo 7 and Apollo 8, although Artemis II did not orbit the Moon and flew a more distant lunar flyby than the Apollo missions. Artemis
Artemis_program
1995 single by Mike Oldfield
of Distant Earth and uses audio from the Apollo 8 space mission. For the intro, the single uses the Apollo 8 Genesis reading. It charted at number 51
Let_There_Be_Light_(song)
missions, the American Apollo program advanced through a sequence of increasingly complex missions. In December 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed
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Light reflected from the Earth
Earth). When the first astronauts travelled out to the Moon during the Apollo 8 mission and flew into the shadow behind it on 24 December 1968, the darkness
Earthlight
Month of 1968
Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle (NASA History Office, 1996) p368 "Apollo 8 Factsheet" "Airliner With 45 Aboard Crashes
December_1968
Former NASA flight director (b. 1932)
months following the Apollo 1 fire. Windler also served as flight director for Apollo 8, Apollo 10, Apollo 11, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, and all three Skylab
Milton_Windler
2011 film by Gonzalo López-Gallego
Apollo 18 is a 2011 found footage science fiction horror film written by Brian Miller, directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego, and co-produced by Timur Bekmambetov
Apollo_18_(film)
ISBN 978-0-300-13766-8. "Day 4: Lunar Orbit 4". NASA. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025. Byrne., Dave (July 8, 2019). "Apollo 11 Image Library". hq
Timeline of first images of Earth from space
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1970 misquotation from Apollo 13
problem" is a popular misquote of a phrase spoken during Apollo 13, a NASA mission in the Apollo space program and the third mission intended to land on
Houston,_we_have_a_problem
American super heavy-lift expendable rocket
Complex 39, nine of which launched 24 astronauts toward the Moon from Apollo 8 to Apollo 17. Its final launch was Skylab, the first American space station
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Crater on the Moon
Apollo, also called the Apollo basin, is a large impact crater located on the far side of the Moon, in the southern hemisphere. This class of formation
Apollo_(crater)
Rock retrieved from the Moon in 1971
The Genesis Rock (sample 15415) is a sample of Moon rock retrieved by Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and David Scott in 1971 during the second lunar
Genesis_Rock
Lunar crater
William Anders on the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon in 1968. The crater's designation was approved by the IAU on 5 October 2018. The crater 8 Homeward, also visible
Anders'_Earthrise
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1934–2017)
1966, as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing. He was also a backup
Gene_Cernan
Guidance and navigation computer used in Apollo spacecraft
The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) is a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM) and
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Indian tyre manufacturing company
Apollo Tyres Limited is an Indian multinational tyre manufacturing company headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana. It was incorporated in 1972, and its first
Apollo_Tyres
Final album by the Jam
Apollo, 8 April 1982) "Dreams of Children" (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) "That's Entertainment" (Glasgow Apollo, 7 April 1982) (sleeve notes say 8 April
Dig_the_New_Breed
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
walked on the surface of the Moon. These were Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. NASA had ambitious follow-on human spaceflight
Space_Race
1970 Soviet test spaceflight to the Moon
importance once three astronauts orbited the Moon on the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968. Zond 8 was launched on 20 October 1970, at 19:55:39 GMT by a
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Uncrewed test flight of the Apollo Program
(also referred to as SA-202 or Apollo 2) was the second uncrewed, suborbital test flight of a production Block I Apollo command and service module launched
AS-202
Marketing campaign of American airline Pan Am
legitimate. The first major surge of sales occurred after the successful Apollo 8 flight in 1968. Trippe phoned ABC to make it known that the airline was
First_Moon_Flights_Club
1987 American TV series or program
Showtime at the Apollo (formerly It's Showtime at the Apollo and Apollo Live) is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September
Showtime_at_the_Apollo
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
first crewed flight to the Moon, Apollo 8, were completed by the end of Johnson's term. He congratulated the Apollo 8 crew, saying, "You've taken ... all
Lyndon_B._Johnson
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2024)
American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and one of 24 Apollo astronauts who flew to the Moon. He also served as chief of the Astronaut
Thomas_P._Stafford
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999)
1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission
Pete_Conrad
American aerospace engineer (1924–2019)
to send Apollo 8 on a circumlunar flight. Due to problems with Lunar Module development in 1968, NASA faced the possibility of a full Apollo test mission
Christopher_C._Kraft_Jr.
American author (born 1963)
Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon. The book recounts the Apollo 8 mission, set against the
Robert_Kurson
2nd group of NASA astronauts
augmented the Mercury Seven. President John F. Kennedy had announced Project Apollo, on May 25, 1961, with the ambitious goal of putting a man on the Moon by
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Panthers during the Korean War. He was the commander of Gemini 7, Apollo 10, Apollo 15, Apollo 22, Pathfinder and Phoenix. He was the husband of Karen Baldwin
List of For All Mankind characters
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American astronaut and lunar explorer (born 1935)
States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot who, as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, became the 10th and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at
Charles_Duke
Space probe
Luna 8 (E-6 or Ye-6 series), also known as Lunik 8, was a lunar space probe of the Luna program. It was launched in on 3 December 1965 with the objective
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American astronaut and lunar explorer (1932–2018)
selection finalist in 1962. Bean made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12 in November 1969, the second crewed mission to land on the Moon. He spent
Alan_Bean
American lunar astronaut (1933–1994)
test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and
Stuart_Roosa
Museum in Florida about the US space program
the Apollo program – one simulates the environment inside an Apollo-era firing room during the launch of Apollo 8 and the other simulates the Apollo 11
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
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Component of the Apollo spacecraft
The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which
Apollo command and service module
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Motor vehicle
The Apollo Project EVO, also known as the Apollo EVO, is a mid-engine sports car made by German vehicle manufacturer Apollo Automobil GmbH, designed by
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