The next test of the lunar module was conducted above the Moon. Apollo 10 was a full rehearsal for the first lunar landing. The crew tested all parts of the mission, also streamed to the first color TVs. Commander Thomas Stafford and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan flew the lunar module for eight hours, and came within 10 miles of the lunar surface and passed over the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 would land. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 completed President JFK's goal set in 1961, which was before Americans had even orbited the Earth. "After a landing that included dodging a lunar crater and boulder field just before touchdown, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin explored the area around their lunar landing site for more than two hours. They collected soil and rock samples, set up experiments, planted an American flag, and left behind medallions honoring the Apollo 1 crew and a plaque saying, 'We came in peace for all mankind.'" (https://nasa.gov)

Apollo Orbits

	Apollo 8 Launch.
	Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module-4/Saturn 505.