Destination moon: the Apollo missions in the astronauts' own words

Introduction

The first voyage (Preparing to go)

Close enough to touch (March 1969: in Earth orbit)

Apollo 11: footprints (July 20, 1969: the Moon)

Apollo 12: the lighter side of space (November 1969: Oceanus Procellarum)

Apollo 13: stranded (55:54:02 mission elapsed time 200,000 miles (321,800 kilometers) from Earth

Apollo 14:exploring on foot (January, 1971: Kennedy Space Center)

Apollo 15: the Genesis rock (July 1971: Hadley Rille)

Apollo 16: the lunar grand prix (April 1972: the Descartes Highlands)

Apollo 17: the lone scientist (December 1972: Taurus-Littrow)

The final word (Present day: Earth).