Which Apollo mission was the greatest?

Twelve flights carried the name and only six of them landed. Firsts, rescues, rehearsals and one long goodbye, all competing on very different claims.

1. 1
   Apollo 11

   The first crewed lunar landing, on 20 July 1969, watched live by an estimated 600 million people.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

   The final flight of Apollo hardware, docking with a Soviet Soyuz in orbit in 1975.
   745pts
3. 3
   Apollo 16

   Explored the lunar highlands at Descartes, the most rugged terrain any Apollo crew attempted.
   553pts
4. 4
   Apollo 13

   An oxygen tank ruptured on the way to the Moon and the crew was brought home alive using the lunar module as a lifeboat.
   488pts
5. 5
   Apollo 15

   The first mission to carry the lunar roving vehicle, which extended how far a crew could travel from the lander.
   423pts
6. 6
   Apollo 17

   The last crewed lunar landing, in December 1972, and the only one to carry a professional geologist.
   423pts
7. 7
   Apollo 14

   Alan Shepard, the first American in space, walked on the Moon and hit two golf balls across it.
   423pts
8. 8
   Apollo 7

   The first crewed Apollo flight, which returned the programme to space after the Apollo 1 fire.
   423pts
9. 9
   Apollo 10

   A full dress rehearsal that flew the lunar module to within nine miles of the surface without landing.
   349pts
10. 10
    Apollo 12

    Landed within walking distance of the unmanned Surveyor 3 probe, proving a pinpoint landing was possible.
    263pts
11. 11
    Apollo 9

    Tested the lunar module in Earth orbit, the first time the complete Apollo spacecraft flew together with a crew.
    263pts
12. 12
    Apollo 8

    The first crewed flight to leave Earth orbit and circle the Moon, and the mission that brought back Earthrise.
    44pts