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LUNAR ORBITAL-FLIGHT [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

GE envisions a 29-flight Apollo program spanning late 1963 to early 1968, which includes the following milestones: 1. Third quarter 1964 (flight 7): First unmanned Earth-orbital flight. 2. Second quarter 1965 (flight 11): First manned Earth-orbital flight. 3. First quarter 1966 (flight 21): First manned cislunar (150,000-mile elliptical Earth orbit) flight. 4. Fourth quarter 1966 (flight 23): First manned circumlunar (lunar swing-by) flight. 5. Second quarter 1967 (flight 26): First manned lunar orbital flight.

OBS

lunar orbit: Orbit of a spacecraft around the moon.

Key term(s)
  • moon orbital-flight
  • lunar orbital-flight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

11 de ces vols [Apollo] étaient liés à la conquête de la Lune : - 2 vols en orbite basse terrestre. - 2 vols en orbite lunaire. - 6 alunissages. - 1 vol circumlunaire.

Spanish

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