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Apollo
   is the Greek God or Goddess of   
Light
Brother of Artemis. Also Phoebos Apollo.

History & Mythology > Greek Gods


Apollo
   is the Roman God of   
Light
Also the god of music and the lyre.

History & Mythology > Roman Gods


Apollo 13 (1995)
   contains the line   
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
Movies > Movie Quotes


James Horner
   wrote music for   
Apollo 13 (1995)
Movies > Movie Scores


GM Holden
   had the model   
Apollo
1989-1997

Misc > Car Models


Python
   is   
The Greek Earth-dragon Who Was Slain by Apollo at Delphi
The Greek word ‘Pythein’ means ‘to rot’

Arts & Literature > Dragons


1968
   Time 'Person of the Year' was   
Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William Anders
Lovell and Anders became the first people to orbit the Moon. Lovell later had to be spectacuarly rescued from space in Apollo 13.

History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'


1882
   the winner was   
Apollo
Babe Hurd

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners


Apollo 13 (1995)
   was set in   
Outer Space
Director: Ron Howard

Movies > Films - Settings


Ron Howard
   directed   
Apollo 13 (1995)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


Greece
   is the site of   
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Apollo 13 (1995)
   starred   
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Gary Sinise
Director: Ron Howard

Movies > Movies of the 1990s


Apollo 1
   was crewed by   
Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee
Fire erupted on the launchpad on January 27, 1967, killing the crew.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 4
   was crewed by   
Nobody
November 9, 1967. Unmanned test of the Saturn V booster.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 5
   was crewed by   
Nobody
January 22, 1968. Unmanned test of the Saturn IB booster and Lunar Module.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 6
   was crewed by   
Nobody
April 4, 1968. Unmanned Test of the Saturn V booster.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 7
   was crewed by   
Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham
Launched October 11, 1968. First manned Apollo flight, first manned flight of the Saturn IB.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 8
   was crewed by   
Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders
Launched December 21, 1968. First manned flight around the Moon, first manned flight of the Saturn V.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 9
   was crewed by   
James McDivitt, David Scott and Rusty Schweickart
Launched March 3, 1969. First manned flight of the Lunar Module.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 10
   was crewed by   
Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan
Launched May 18, 1969. First manned flight of the Lunar Module around the Moon.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 11
   was crewed by   
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin
Launched July 16, 1969. First manned landing on the Moon, July 20.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 12
   was crewed by   
Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean
Launched November 14, 1969. Recovered part of Surveyor 3 probe.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 13
   was crewed by   
Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise
Launched April 11, 1970. Oxygen tank exploded en route, forcing cancellation of landing. Drama made into a film

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 14
   was crewed by   
Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell
Launched January 31, 1971. Alan Shepard plays golf on the Moon.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 15
   was crewed by   
David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin
Launched July 26, 1971. First mission with the Lunar Rover vehicle.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 16
   was crewed by   
John Young, Ken Mattingly and Charles Duke
Launched April 16, 1972. First landing in the lunar highlands.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Apollo 17
   was crewed by   
Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt
Launched December 7, 1972. Schmitt was a geologist. Eugene Cernan was the last man to stand on the Moon.

Science & Nature > Space Flights - Crews


Jim Lovell
   wrote the book adapted for the film   
Apollo 13 (1995)
Based on the 1994 book 'Lost Moon'

Movies > Films Based On Books


Apollo _____
   contains the number   
13
Movies > Films - Missing Numbers


Apollo Bay Music Festival
   is held in   
Australia
2008 is its 16th year of the festival. Held in Victoria each year. The Festival offers audiences a unique blend of music from World, to Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk, Celtic and everything in between.

Music > World Music Festivals


Nicolas Coustou
   created the sculpture   
Apollo Pursuing Daphne, 1700
Arts & Literature > Sculptors


Book I, Chap. VII.
   contains the canon law concerning   
Concerning the Testimonies of Apollo and the Gods
Book I - Of the False Worship of the Gods

Misc > Canon Law of the Apostles


James Lovell, Jr.
   was   
The Pilot of Apollo 8, the First Orbit Around the Moon
He also commanded Apollo 13, the mission that had to be aborted because of an explosion on board.

History & Mythology > Astronauts


Apollo 11
   was   
The First Manned Mission to Land on the Moon
A Saturn V launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 at 13:32 UTC. At 02:56 UTC on July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong made his descent to the Moon's surface and spoke his famous line "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind" six and a half hours after landing.

History & Mythology > Spacecraft


Chryselephantine Head of Apollo
   was made in   
Greece
Gold and ivory, c. 550 BC; Archeological Museum, Delphi

Arts & Literature > Ancient Art


Apollo of Veii
   was made in   
Italy
Painted terracotta, Etruscan Civilization, c. 510 BC; Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome

Arts & Literature > Ancient Art


Chryses
   is described as   
A Priest of Apollo in a Trojan-allied Town
Arts & Literature > Characters in The Iliad


J. M. W. Turner
   painted   
Story of Apollo and Daphne
Oil on wood, exhibited 1837; Tate Britain, London

Arts & Literature > Paintings


Apollo Creed
   was played by   
Carl Weathers
Rocky II (1979)

Movies > Movie Characters


Apollonia Vitelli Corleone
   was played by   
Simonetta Stefanelli
Movies > The Cast of The Godfather (1972)


Mercury, Apollo, Challenger , Discovery
   are all   
U.S. Spacecraft
Misc > Common Threads 1


Dionysus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Eros
   are all   
Greek Gods
Misc > Common Threads 1








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