The Moon
The objective of NASA’s Apollo Program (1963-1972) was to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth. Six of the missions accomplished this goal, completing the 238,900-mile return trip with a wealth of scientific data and more than 842 pounds of lunar rock and debris specimens. During the missions, a total of 304 hours were spent on the Moon’s surface and nearly 20,000 photographs were taken.
