Apollo (Greek: Απόλλων, Apóllōn; Απελλων) is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Artemis (goddess of the hunt), one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian divinities. In later times he became in part confused or equated with Helios, god of the sun, and his sister similarly equated with Selene, goddess of the moon in religious contexts. But Apollo and Helios/Sol remained quite separate beings in literary/mythological texts. In Etruscan mythology, he was know ...

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When Zeus struck down Apollo's son, Asclepius, with a lightning bolt for resurrecting the dead (and thus steal Hades's subjects), Apollo in revenge killed the Cyclops, who had fashioned the bolt for Zeus. Apollo would have been banished to Tartarus forever, but was instead sentenced to one year of hard labour as punishment, thanks to the intercession of his mother, Leto. During this time he served as shepherd for King Admetus of Pherae in Thessaly. Admetus treated Apollo well, and, in return, ...

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In Greek mythology, Admetus was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named. Admetus was one of the Argonauts and took part in the Calydonian Boar hunt. Admetus was famed for his hospitality and justice. When Apollo was sentenced to a year of servitude to a mortal as punishment for killing the Cyclops, the god chose Admetus' home and became his herdsman. Apollo was so impressed by Admetus' treatm ...

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Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. It was the first of what were termed J missions — long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been on previous missions. Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin spent three days on the Moon and a total of 18½ hours outside the spacecraft on lunar extra-vehicular activity. The mission was the first not to land in a Lunar mare, instead landing near Hadley rille in an area ...

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Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and to orbit around the Moon. It was also the first manned launch of the Saturn V rocket. NASA prepared for the mission in only four months. The hardware involved had only been used a few times—the Saturn V had launched only twice before, and the Apollo spacecraft had only just finished its first manned m ...

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Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. Apollo 12 - Crew. Pete Conrad (flew on Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, & Skylab 2), commander Richard Gordon (flew on Gemini 11 & Apollo 12), command module pilot Alan Bean (flew on Apollo 12, Skylab 3), lunar module pilot Apollo 12 - Backup crew. David Scott (flew on Gemini ...

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Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon. It was the first night launch, and the final mission, of the Apollo program. Apollo 17 - Crew. Eugene Cernan (flew on Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, & Apollo 17), commander Ron Evans (flew on Apollo 17), command module pilot Harrison "Jack" Schmitt (flew on Apollo 17), lunar module pilot A ...

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Apollo Phil Jimenez, artist Apollo is a comic book superhero who first appeared in the Stormwatch series, but is best known for his role in The Authority. While visually distinct, Apollo is very much cast in the mold of the Superman archetype. His powers include super-strength, flight, near invulnerability and heat-vision. Like Superman, Apollo also gets his powers from the Sun. Apollo is notable for being one of the few gay superheroes in print. He's married to fellow The Authority ...

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Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the moon. Apollo 14 - Crew. Alan Shepard (flew on Mercury 3 & Apollo 14), commander Stuart Roosa (flew on Apollo 14), command module pilot Edgar Mitchell (flew on Apollo 14), lunar module pilot Apollo 14 - Backup crew. Gene Cernan, commander Ron Evans, command module pilot Joe Engle, lunar mod ...

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The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. It was the fifth manned mission in the Apollo program. "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." -Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 - Crew. Neil Armstrong (flew in Gemini 8 & Apollo 11), commander Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin (flew in Gemini 12 & Apollo 11), lunar module pilot Michael Collins (flew in Gemini 10 & Apoll ...

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Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. It was intended to be the third mission to land on the Moon, but instead is famous for the critical malfunction it suffered and its difficult but successful return home. Apollo 13 - Crew. Jim Lovell (flew on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 & Apollo 13), commander Jack Swigert (flew on Apollo 13), command module pilot Fred Haise (flew on Apollo 13), lunar module pilot ...

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Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961–1972. It was devoted to the goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth within the decade of the 1960s. This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. The program continued into the early 1970s to carry out the initial hands-on scientific exploration of the Moon, with a total of six successful landing ...

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Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. The module came to within 8.4 nautical miles (15.6 km) of the lunar surface during practice maneuvers. According to the 2001 Guinness World Records Apollo 10 has the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle: 39,897 km/h (11.08 km/s or 24,791 mph). The speed record was set during th ...

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Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. Apollo 16 - Crew. John W. Young (flew on Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, & STS-9), commander Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly Jr. (flew on Apollo 16, STS-4, & STS-51-C), command module pilot Charles Duke Jr. (flew on Apollo 16), lunar module pilot Apollo 16 - Backup ...

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Apollo One is the name given to the Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) spacecraft after it was destroyed by fire during a training exercise on January 27, 1967, at Pad 34 atop a Saturn IB rocket. Its crew were the astronauts selected for the initial Apollo program mission and all three died in the accident: Command Pilot Virgil I. Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee. Apollo 1 - Crew. Virgil Grissom (flew on Mercury 4 & Gemini ...

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The Apollo spacecraft was designed as part of the Apollo Program, by the United States in the early 1960s to land man on the moon before 1970 and return them safely to earth.This goal was set forth by the late president Kennedy after the first flight of the Mercury Space Program. The spacecraft was made up of multiple units or stages that worked together to perform the mission of landing on the moon and returning safely to earth. The main components of the Apollo spacecraft were (going from top to bottom) the launch escape system, the ...

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Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. It was directed by Ron Howard. In 2002, Apollo 13 was re-released, in edited and modified form, as an IMAX film. In 2005, a 10th anniversary DVD of the film was released, this version included both the Theatrical version, and the IMAX version, along with several extras. [1] Apollo 13 film - Crit ...

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The Apollo program was at least partly motivated by psycho-political considerations, in response to persistent perceptions of American inferiority in space technology vis-a-vis the Soviets, in the context of the Cold War and the Space Race. In this respect it succeeded brilliantly. In fact, American superiority in manned spaceflight was achieved in the precursory Gemini program, even before the first Apollo flight. The Apollo program stimulated many areas of technology. The flight computer design used in both the lunar and command mod ...

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The Apollo flight computer was the first to use integrated circuits (ICs). The Block I version used 4,100 ICs, each containing a single 3-input NOR logic gate. The later Block II version used dual 3-input NOR gates in a flat-pack; approximately 5,600 gates in all. The gates were made using resistor-transistor logic (RTL). They were interconnected by a technique called wire wrap, in which the circuits are pushed into sockets, the sockets have square posts, and wire is wrapped around the posts. The edges of the posts bite the wire with tons of ...

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