Counting Down to Apollo

One American's account of watching humanity reach the Moon

Mission Log: Apollo 10

The dress rehearsal — descending to 8.4 miles above the surface

Apollo 10 May 22, 1969

They Were RIGHT THERE

Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Lunar Module down to 47,000 feet above the Moon today. Eight-point-four nautical miles. They could see the craters. They could see where Apollo 11 will land. They were RIGHT THERE. And then they flew back up. I respect the mission plan. I am…
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