Mission ExplorerMX-000006 · NASA · United States · Earth Orbit
Apollo VIII
Apollo VIII is a robotic lander mission operated by NASA targeting Earth Orbit. Launched aboard a Atlas V on 1959-06-06, the profile covers a deep-space relay and telemetry validation across 240 mission days with a crew of 3.
SuccessfulRobotic LanderEarth OrbitHistorical
- Launch date
- Jun 6, 1959
- Atlas V
- Duration
- 7.9 mo
- 240 days on mission
- Programme cost
- $1.51B
- 98% success rating
- Crew
- 3 astronauts
- 10,721 kg payload
MISSION TIMELINE
Hierarchical flight plan — parent phases expand into their key events
Apollo VIII
CompleteT+0d · 7.9 moNASA · Earth Orbit
- LaunchCompleteT+0d
Phase 1 of 5
- Orbit InsertionCompleteT+31d
Phase 2 of 5
- Payload CommissioningCompleteT+80d
Phase 3 of 5
- OperationsCompleteT+136d
Phase 4 of 5
- DeorbitCompleteT+176d
Phase 5 of 5
CREW MANIFEST
- VGValentina GagarinCommander · United States
- SASunita ArmstrongEVA Lead · United States
- ENElena NakamuraEVA Lead · France
PAYLOAD & EQUIPMENT
- Cryogenic spectrometerInstrumentation58 kg
- Life support recyclerCrew Systems210 kg
- Hydrazine RCS clusterPropulsion130 kg
- EVA mobility unitCrew Systems84 kg