The Apollo Spacecraft - A Chronology.

Appendix 3

Official U.S. International Aeronautical Federation World Records

[Prepared by Carl R. Huss, Data Systems and Analysis Directorate, JSC.]

Mercury flights

MR-3, May 5, 1961

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Altitude without earth orbit - 186.6 km (116 mi)

Gemini flights

Gemini V, Aug. 21-29, 1965

L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Charles Conrad, Jr.

  1. Distance with earth orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 5,326,133.6 km (3,309,506 mi)
  2. Duration with earth orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 190 hrs 56 min

Gemini VII, Dec. 4-18, 1965

Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr.

  1. Distance with earth orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 9,204,573.8 km (5,719,457 mi)
  2. Duration with earth orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 330 hrs 35 min

Gemini X, July 18-21, 1966

John W.Young, Michael Collins

Greatest altitude with earth orbit. 2-4 astronauts - 766 km (476 mi)

Gemini XI, Sept. 12-15, 1966

Charles Conrad, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, Jr.

Greatest altitude with earth orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 1,368.98 km (850.65 mi)

Apollo flights

Apollo 7, Oct. 11-22, 1968

Walter M. Schirra, Jr., R. Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele

  1. Greatest mass lifted to altitude - 14,771.6 kg (32,566 lbs)
  2. World class - greatest mass lifted to orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 14,771.6 kg (32,566 lbs)

Apollo 8, Dec. 21-27, 1968

Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., William A. Anders

  1. Greatest mass lifted to altitude - 128,002.4 kg (282,197 lbs)
  2. Highest altitude - 377,349.38 km (203,752.37 nm)
  3. World class-greatest mass lifted to orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 128,002.4 kg (282,197 lbs)
  4. World class-highest altitude, 2-4 astronauts - 377,349.38 km (203,752. 37 nm)
  5. Duration of a lunar mission - 147 hrs 42 min
  6. Duration in lunar orbit, 2-4 astronauts - 20 hrs 6 min 49 sec (10 orbits)
  7. Total time in space, 1 astronaut - 572 hrs 10 min 16 sec

Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969

James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, Russell L. Schweickart

  1. Longest duration outside spacecraft (EVA) - 47 min 1 sec
  2. Longest duration in group flight, linked - 21 hrs 36 min 31 sec
  3. Greatest mass in group flight, linked - 28,428.9 kg (62,675 lbs)
  4. Greatest distance in group flight, linked - 602,488.9km (325,318 nm)
  5. Longest duration in group flight - 26 hrs 32 min 59 sec

Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969

Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, Eugene A. Cernan

  1. Duration of a lunar mission - 192 hrs 3 min 23 sec
  2. Duration in lunar orbit - 31 orbits

Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969

Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

  1. Duration of stay on the surface of the moon - 21 hrs 36 min 21 sec
  2. Greatest mass landed on the moon - 7,326.9 kg (16,153.2 lbs)
  3. Duration of stay inside spacecraft on lunar surface - 19 hrs 49 min 28 sec
  4. Duration of stay outside spacecraft on lunar surface - 2 hrs 31 min 40 sec
  5. Greatest mass lifted to lunar orbit from lunar surface - 2,689.1 kg (5,928.6 lbs)
  6. Duration of stay outside spacecraft (world absolute) - 2 hrs 31 min 40 sec

Apollo 12, Nov. 14-24, 1969

Charles Conrad, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Alan L. Bean

  1. Duration of a lunar mission - 244 hrs 36 min 25 sec
  2. Duration of stay on lunar orbit - 88 hrs 56 min 1 sec
  3. Duration of stay on lunar surface - 31 hrs 31 min 12 sec
  4. Duration of stay outside the spacecraft - 25 hrs 6 min 49 sec (This item seems to be erroneous. W.D.W.)
  5. Duration of stay on lunar surface for crewmen - 14 hrs 2 min 25 sec
  6. Total continuous time outside the spacecraft for one crewman - 3 hrs 52 min 6 sec
  7. Total accumulated time outside the spacecraft for one crewman - 7 hrs 37 min 37 sec

Apollo 13, April 11-17, 1970

James A. Lovell, Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr.

Total accumulated time in space for one crewman - 715 hrs 4 min 57 sec

Apollo 14, Jan. 31-Feb. 9, 1971

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell, Stuart A. Roosa

  1. Total duration of stay outside spacecraft (EVA) by one astronaut for a single mission - 9 hrs 12 min 27 sec
  2. Total duration of stay outside spacecraft on lunar surface for single mission (total accumulation for all crewmen) (world class for lunar mission) - 17 hrs 33 min 29 sec
  3. Maximum distance traveled on lunar surface away from spacecraft (world class for lunar mission) - 1453.8 m (4,770 ft)

Apollo 15, July 26-Aug. 7, 1971

David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden, James B. Irwin

  1. Total time outside spacecraft on lunar surface for one crewman during one mission - 18 hrs 18 min 26 sec
  2. Maximum radial distance traveled away from spacecraft on lunar surface - 5,020 m (16,470 ft)
  3. Greatest mass to lunar orbit from earth - 34,599.1 kg (76,278 lbs)

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972

John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, Charles M. Duke, Jr.

  1. Duration of stay in lunar orbit - 125 hrs 46 min 50 sec
  2. Duration of stay on lunar surface - 71 hrs 2 min 13 sec
  3. Duration of stay outside spacecraft for all crewmen on a single mission - 39 hrs 4 min 3 sec
  4. Greatest mass landed on surface of moon - 8,259kg (18,208 lbs)
  5. Greatest mass lifted from lunar surface - 4,966.3 kg (10,949 lbs)

Apollo 17, Dec. 7-19, 1972

Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, Harrison H. Schmitt

  1. Total time outside spacecraft for one crewman on a single mission (world absolute) - 21 hrs 31 min 44 sec
  2. Total time outside spacecraft for one crewman on a single lunar mission (world class - lunar mission) - 21 hrs 31 min 44 sec
  3. Total time in lunar orbit (world class - lunar mission) - 147 hrs 41 min 13sec
  4. Maximum distance traveled radially away from spacecraft on the lunar surface - 7,628.8 m (25,029 ft)
  5. Duration of a lunar mission - 301 hrs 51 min 57 sec

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