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The '''Apollo missions''' were a series of [[human]] [[space]] [[exploration]] missions. | The '''Apollo missions''' were a series of [[human]] [[space]] [[exploration]] missions. | ||
[[Apollo 7]] launched a few months before [[December]] [[1968]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') It was followed by [[Apollo 8]] and its crew encountered the [[Fourth Doctor]] on [[24 December]] [[1968]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Three Wise Men (short story)|Three Wise Men]]'') [[Apollo 9]] had launched by [[July]] [[1969]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'') | |||
[[Apollo 11]] landed on the Moon on [[20 July]] [[1969]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', et al.) | |||
[[Jim Lovell]] was the hero of [[Apollo 13]] and was "real skin-of-your-teeth-stuff" according to the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Three Wise Men (short story)|Three Wise Men]]'', ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') | |||
[[Apollo 17]] was the last official Apollo mission. It was followed by five unofficial launches: [[Apollo 18]], [[Apollo 19]], [[Apollo 20]], [[Apollo 21]], and finally [[Apollo 22]] in [[June]] [[1980]]. [[Apollo 23]] launched in [[2010]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]'') | |||
[[Apollo 32]] and [[Apollo 33]] launched some time in the [[21st century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Vashta Nerada (audio story)|Day of the Vashta Nerada]]'') [[Apollo 34]] launched in [[2056]] and spent nearly two years taking the [[Bowie Base One]] crew to [[Mars]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
''[[The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology)|The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who]]'' contains many of the real-world details about the Apollo programme: | |||
* The Apollo programme cost $24 billion at the time ($395 billion in 2013). | |||
* A fire in 1967 killed the crew of Apollo 1. | |||
* After Apollo 11, ten more flights to the Moon were planned, but only six more made it to the moon. | |||
[[Category:Apollo spacecraft|*]] | [[Category:Apollo spacecraft|*]] |
Latest revision as of 02:44, 3 September 2020
The Apollo missions were a series of human space exploration missions.
Apollo 7 launched a few months before December 1968. (PROSE: Nightshade) It was followed by Apollo 8 and its crew encountered the Fourth Doctor on 24 December 1968. (PROSE: Three Wise Men) Apollo 9 had launched by July 1969. (PROSE: Moon Blink)
Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969. (TV: Day of the Moon, et al.)
Jim Lovell was the hero of Apollo 13 and was "real skin-of-your-teeth-stuff" according to the Fourth Doctor. (PROSE: Three Wise Men, The Wheel of Ice)
Apollo 17 was the last official Apollo mission. It was followed by five unofficial launches: Apollo 18, Apollo 19, Apollo 20, Apollo 21, and finally Apollo 22 in June 1980. Apollo 23 launched in 2010. (PROSE: Apollo 23)
Apollo 32 and Apollo 33 launched some time in the 21st century. (AUDIO: Day of the Vashta Nerada) Apollo 34 launched in 2056 and spent nearly two years taking the Bowie Base One crew to Mars. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who contains many of the real-world details about the Apollo programme:
- The Apollo programme cost $24 billion at the time ($395 billion in 2013).
- A fire in 1967 killed the crew of Apollo 1.
- After Apollo 11, ten more flights to the Moon were planned, but only six more made it to the moon.