"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth. No single space project will be more impressive to mankind, or more important to the long range exploration of space. And none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish"

Perhaps in part because of embarrassment over the failure of his Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, he chose a programme that the entire country could rally around. With the announcement that the US would put a man on the Moon by 1969, the United States' strident aim to fulfil this goal began and after much deliberation with influential NASA officials, the decision was made to challenge Russia to this technological feat. The Apollo missions hoped " to establish the technology to meet other national interests in space and to achieve pre-eminence in space for the United States."

The Apollo Programme (Apollo 1 to Apollo 18-Soyuz)

Apollo Mission Summaries

The Russian Luna Space Missions

The Saturn V Space Rocket

KSC Launch Complexes

A few Apollo facts

Costs of Space Exploration

Facts about t he Moon

Moon Gravity

The Far Side

Static Moon - why the Moon from Earth appears not to revolve

A few Earth statistics

Detailed Moon Statistics

Top Ten scientific discoveries as a result of the Apollo programme

Space Spin-offs

Landing sites

The Future for the Moon

Water on the Moon?

The Van Allen Belts

Cameras used

Temperatures of the Moon and of Space

The Lunar Roving Vehicle

Anomolies in the Apollo programme photos

Some interesting Apollo facts

The Luna Missions

Contact me


	www.moonlandings.co.uk Contents \| The Apollo Programme \| Facts & Figures \| Contact Me \| Links Contents THIS SITE IS CONTINUOUSLY BEING UPDATED - PLEASE KEEP CALLING BACK! Introduction On 25 May 1961, in a speech to the US Congress, President John F Kennedy proposed the bold and decisive goal of taking humanity to the Moon: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth. No single space project will be more impressive to mankind, or more important to the long range exploration of space. And none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish" Perhaps in part because of embarrassment over the failure of his Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, he chose a programme that the entire country could rally around. With the announcement that the US would put a man on the Moon by 1969, the United States' strident aim to fulfil this goal began and after much deliberation with influential NASA officials, the decision was made to challenge Russia to this technological feat. The Apollo missions hoped " to establish the technology to meet other national interests in space and to achieve pre-eminence in space for the United States." The Apollo Programme (Apollo 1 to Apollo 18-Soyuz) Apollo Mission Summaries The Russian Luna Space Missions The Saturn V Space Rocket KSC Launch Complexes A few Apollo facts Costs of Space Exploration Facts about t he Moon Moon Gravity The Far Side Static Moon - why the Moon from Earth appears not to revolve A few Earth statistics Detailed Moon Statistics Top Ten scientific discoveries as a result of the Apollo programme Space Spin-offs Landing sites The Future for the Moon Water on the Moon? The Van Allen Belts Cameras used Temperatures of the Moon and of Space The Lunar Roving Vehicle Anomolies in the Apollo programme photos Some interesting Apollo facts The Luna Missions Contact me Other space-related Web links "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke Last update: 04 Nov 2001