Apollo Mission Profile

A picture of the series of events during the Apollo mission to the Moon and back to Earth
  1. Liftoff
  2. S-IC powered flight
  3. S-IC/S-II separation
  4. Launch escape tower jettison
  5. S-II/S-IVB separation
  6. Earth Parking orbit
  7. Translunar injection
  8. CSM separation from LM adapter
  9. CSM docking with LM/S-IVB
  10. CSM/LM separation from S-IVB
  11. Midcourse correction
  12. Lunar orbit insertion
  13. Pilot transfer to LM
  14. CSM/LM separation
  15. LM descent
  16. Touchdown
  17. Explore surface, set up experiments
  18. Liftoff
  19. Rendezvous and docking
  20. Transfer crew and equipment from LM to CSM
  21. CSM/LM separation and LM jettison
  22. Transearth injection preparation
  23. Transearth injection
  24. Midcourse correction
  25. CM/SM separation
  26. Communiction blackout period
  27. Splashdown