Apollo 10
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Crew

Thomas P. Stafford
- Birthday: 09/17/1930
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/15/1965
- Last Flight: 07/15/1975
Thomas Patten Stafford was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.

John Young
- Birthday: 09/24/1930
- Role: Command Module Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 03/23/1965
- Last Flight: 11/28/1983
John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the n...

Gene Cernan
- Birthday: 03/14/1934
- Role: Lunar Module Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 06/03/1966
- Last Flight: 12/14/1972
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot....
Mission
Apollo 10
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Lunar Orbit
Apollo 10 was Command by Thomas P. Stafford, Command Module Pilot John W. Young, and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene A. Cernan. This mission was a F Mission which means a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Apollo 11 Mission that would be the first crewed mission to land on the moon.
Location
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 39B has witnessed the launch of 58 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 266 rocket launches.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Rocket
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn V
The Saturn V was a human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. Most notably, the Saturn V took the Apollo program to the Moon. It still remains the world's tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and is the only launch vehicle to take humans beyond LEO.
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A great successful mission preparing for the moon landing by Apollo 11.