This Day In History, 1969: The Launch Of Apollo 10

The Dress Rehearsal.

NOW (12:49pm ET) in 1969, Apollo 10 launches to the Moon with Thomas Stafford, Gene Cernan and John Young. The crew rehearsed all aspects of an actual lunar landing mission, except for the landing. Countdown to Apollo 11's giant leap: 63 days. #Apollo50th pic.twitter.com/RVn2YNQSuV

— NASA History Office (@NASAhistory) May 18, 2019

Happy 50th anniversary to the launch of the Apollo 10 mission! This mission was the second to orbit the Moon, and made our Moon landing two months later possible. I’ve always loved their call signs – Snoopy and Charlie Brown! pic.twitter.com/3E7vnKsmU6

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) May 18, 2019

I'll add new TDIH posts as we count down the days until July 20, which is the 50th anniversary of the historic first walk on the moon. #Apollo50th