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Apollo Astronauts

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiated the Apollo Program in May 1961, with the goal of eventually taking a man to the moon. A total of 12 manned Apollo missions were flown. Some of the astronauts that participated in Apollo missions are shown here.
John Jack Swigert, Jr.
John “Jack” Swigert, Jr.
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John “Jack” Swigert, Jr.John “Jack” Swigert, Jr. Edgar MitchellEdgar Mitchell Stuart RoosaStuart Roosa
James IrwinJames Irwin Alfred WordenAlfred Worden Thomas MattinglyThomas Mattingly
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