Apollo era
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The Apollo era was the period in the 1960s and early 1970s when NASA developed and flew the Apollo missions that landed humans on the Moon and advanced crewed space exploration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA program era
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historical period ⓘ space exploration era ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| field |
crewed spaceflight
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lunar exploration ⓘ space engineering ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Skylab era
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Mercury era ⓘ |
| goal |
advance crewed space exploration
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land humans on the Moon ⓘ return humans safely to Earth ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apollo 1 mission period
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Apollo 10 mission period ⓘ Apollo 11 mission period ⓘ Apollo 12 mission period NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 13 mission period ⓘ Apollo 14 mission period ⓘ Apollo 15 mission period ⓘ Apollo 16 mission period ⓘ Apollo 17 mission period NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 7 mission period ⓘ Apollo 8 mission period ⓘ Apollo 9 mission period ⓘ Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionCause |
1961 Moon landing goal announced by John F. Kennedy
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United States response to Soviet space achievements ⓘ |
| location |
Low Earth orbit
NERFINISHED
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Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ cislunar space ⓘ |
| mainOrganization | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
development of heavy-lift launch capability
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first human footsteps on another celestial body ⓘ multiple crewed lunar landings ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Apollo 11 Moon landing
NERFINISHED
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Apollo 13 in-flight accident NERFINISHED ⓘ first crewed Moon landing ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War technological competition
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Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mercury era ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Buzz Aldrin
NERFINISHED
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Gene Kranz NERFINISHED ⓘ John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Wernher von Braun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantTechnology |
Apollo Guidance Computer
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Apollo command and service module NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo lunar module NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn V launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ space suits for lunar EVA ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 ⓘ |
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