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For Baidu's autonomous vehicle Apollo project, see Apolong. Manned U.S. lunar missions from 1966–1972 Apollo program Country of origin United States Responsible organization NASA Purpose Manned lunar landing Status completed Program history Cost $25.4 billion (1973) [1] ($107 billion 2016) [2] Program duration 1960–1972 First flight AS-201, February 26, 1966 First crewed flight Apollo 7, October 11–22, 1968 Last flight Apollo 17, December 7–19, 1972 Successes 16 Failures 2: Apollo 1, Apollo 13 Partial failures 1: Apollo 6 Launch site(s) Cape Kennedy Air Force Station LC-34 Cape Kennedy Air Force Station LC-37 Kennedy Space Center LC-39 Vehicle information Vehicle type Capsule/Lander Crew vehicle Apollo command and service module Apollo Lunar Module Crew capacity 3 Launch vehicle(s) Saturn IB Saturn V Part of a series of articles on the Space policy of the United States