purpose: was to launch satellites , probes, ect. fun fact R7 is also called semyorka
explorer 6
aug 7 1959 - oct 6th 1959
purpose to study trapped radiation of various energies. fun fact it took the first picture of earth.
luna 10
march 3, 1966 - may 30, 1966
the purpose of luna 10 was to gather important information on the strength of the moons gravitational pull. interesting fact is that luna 10 operated for 56 days
APOLLO 1
2/21/1967 - 11/24/1969
all men aboard apollo 1 did not get back to earth. and the purpose of the mission was to be the first manned mission of the moon landing program designed to test out the setup by orbiting the earth.
apollo 8
december 21st 1968 - December 27, 1968
it was the first mission to orbit the moon and come back. it was the first manned spacecraft to be launched on top of the saturn v rocket
apollo 11
july 16 1969 - july 24 1969
the purpose was to land people on the moon then bring them back.
the apollo 11 weighed 525,500 pounds.
mariner 10
November 3, 1973 - march 16th, 1975
the purpose was to measure mercury's environment. and a fun fact is it was a robotic space probe.
sts-7
june 18th, 1983 - june 24th, 1983
the purpose of the mission was to take the first female to space. 1 fact is that unfortunately all the members did not make it back.
Halca
Feb 12 1997 - november 2005
the purpose; allowed images of astronomical radio
messenger
aug 3 2004 - april 30 2015
purpose was to study the characteristics and evironment of mercury. fun fact it was the first to orbit mercury.
