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Apollo 10
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Apollo 10, launched by NASA on May 18, 1969, was the fourth crewed spaceflight in the Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon, serving as a full dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. Commanded by Thomas Stafford with Command Module Pilot John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan, the crew orbited the Moon 31 times, with Stafford and Cernan piloting the Lunar Module to within 14.4 kilometers of the lunar surface before rejoining Young in the command module and returning safely to Earth.
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OutcomeSuccessful lunar orbit dress rehearsal; the Lunar Module descended to within 14.4 kilometers of the surface before the crew returned safely to Earth. 1 Sources
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After four orbits they rejoined Young in the CSM and, after the CSM completed its 31st orbit of the Moon, they returned safely to Earth
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationApollo 10 article, infobox
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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After four orbits they rejoined Young in the CSM and, after the CSM completed its 31st orbit of the Moon, they returned safely to Earth
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