On 07/20/2014 06:27 AM, Rick Walter wrote: > I was not going to post but since no one else has, I thought there needs to > be a correction to a statement made in case some younger people are reading > the thread. > > Phil said: > "Good analogy, actually. They returned to the moon six times (succeeding > on five) because they had excess hardware originally built in the > expectation that the first attempts would fail." > > There were actually seven manned missions to the moon. Six succeeded. Apollo > 13 never landed on the moon and returned to earth safely. Apollo > 11,12,14,15,16, and 17 landed. 12 American astronauts walked on the moon.
That's exactly what I said. They *returned* to the moon (i.e., after landing the first time on Apollo 11) six times, succeeding on five. Three missions went to the moon without landing: Apollos 8, 10 and 13, for a total of nine Apollo lunar missions. Two more (7 & 9) remained in earth orbit. --Phil _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
