PortalProgramOverview
NASA
Apollo missions — official index
Authoritative mission list with links to summaries, imagery, and program context for Apollo 7–17.
Open official resource
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html
Sources
Primary references for verification
Official portals, datasets, and archives cited across this site—grouped by steward institution so you can audit claims at the source.
Using this page
Every entry below points to a first-party or clearly documented host (NASA, ASU/LROC, ILRS, public archives). Prefer these over secondary summaries when checking a fact.
Mission tags show which Apollo landings the resource covers; they link to our mission pages for context, not as a substitute for the original URL.
For how entries are grouped by evidence type (orbital imagery, surface hardware, lunar laser ranging, documentation), see the Evidence catalogue; for coordinates and regional context, open Explore.
Source group
NASA
Program portals, science missions, sample curation, and consolidated data services hosted or sponsored by the agency.
DocumentationLLRGeodesy
NASA Science Mission Directorate
Lunar laser ranging — science overview
Agency-level explanation of LLR science, Apollo arrays, and ongoing Earth-based measurements.
Open official resource
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-laser-ranging/
ArchiveSamplesLaboratory
NASA Johnson Space Center
Apollo lunar samples — curator’s office
Catalogue context, allocation policies, and reference data for returned lunar materials.
Open official resource
https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/
ArchiveMetadataSearch
NASA GSFC
NSSDCA — spacecraft & experiment master catalogue
Searchable registry of spacecraft, instruments, and data collections—including Apollo-era missions.
Open official resource
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/search.action
ImageryPhotographyVideo
NASA
NASA Image and Video Library — Apollo
Searchable repository of photography and video released by NASA; useful for high-resolution mission media.
Open official resource
https://images.nasa.gov/search?q=apollo&page=1&media=image%2Cvideo%2Caudio
Source group
LROC / Arizona State University
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera operations, featured landing-site pages, and calibrated data products.
PortalLRONACWAC
Arizona State University / NASA
LROC — mission home
Gateway to LROC science themes, data access pointers, and team publications.
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/
Data accessRDRCDRPDS
Arizona State University
LROC — data & user documentation
Calibration notes, product definitions, and access paths for research-ready LROC data.
Open official resource
https://lroc.sese.asu.edu/data
ImageryLanding sitesNAC
Arizona State University
LROC — featured landing sites
Curated pages for each crewed landing zone with context imagery and links to relevant observations.
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites
DocumentationHistoryNAC
Arizona State University
LROC — first look at Apollo landing sites (post 157)
Foundational 2009 release introducing narrow-angle context frames over the Apollo zones.
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/posts/157
Source group
ILRS & lunar laser ranging
International coordination for laser ranging and reference material on Apollo retroreflector experiments.
ProgramLLRGeodesyStations
ILRS (multi-agency)
International Laser Ranging Service
Coordinating body for global laser ranging stations, data formats, and analysis standards.
Open official resource
https://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/
DocumentationSurveyReferences
Wikipedia (sourced article)
Lunar laser ranging experiment
Readable overview with citations to primary literature—useful orientation before reading ILRS technical notes.
Open official resource
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_laser_ranging_experiment
Source group
Apollo documentation, transcripts & archives
Surface journals, flight materials, and long-term archival indexes that preserve the operational record.
TranscriptsEVAPhotosMaps
NASA-hosted community resource
Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
EVA transcripts, photo commentary, and traverse maps cross-linked to Hasselblad magazines.
Open official resource
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/
DocumentationFlight phasesTranscripts
Independent / NASA-affiliated contributors
Apollo Flight Journal
Detailed flight-phase narratives and selected air-to-ground context for Apollo missions.
Open official resource
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/
DatasetPDSSearchOrbital
NASA Planetary Data System
PDS — Lunar Orbital Data Explorer
Search and download interface for LRO and legacy lunar orbital products archived under PDS.
Open official resource
https://ode.rsl.wustl.edu/moon/indexproductsearch.aspx
Source group
Mission-specific imagery resources
Curated imagery and map products keyed to individual flights and landing zones.
ImageryNACFeatured
Arizona State University
LROC — Apollo 11 visited
Featured-site page for Tranquility Base with selected observations and captions.
Missions
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/view/apollo_11_visited
ImageryNACSurveyor
Arizona State University
LROC — Apollo 12 & Surveyor 3 visited
Featured-site coverage including proximity to Surveyor III and traverse context.
Missions
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/view/apollo_12_visited
ImageryNACHighlands
Arizona State University
LROC — Apollo 14 visited
Fra Mauro landing zone imagery and science context.
Missions
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/view/apollo_14_visited
ImageryNACLRV
Arizona State University
LROC — Apollo 15 visited
Hadley–Apennine corridor, rover tracks, and hardware at the J-mission site.
Missions
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/view/apollo_15_visited
ImageryNACHighlands
Arizona State University
LROC — Apollo 16 visited
Descartes highlands landing ellipse and traverse evidence.
Missions
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/view/apollo_16_visited
ImageryNACValley
Arizona State University
LROC — Apollo 17 visited
Taurus–Littrow valley site, Challenger descent stage, and surface features.
Missions
Open official resource
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/view/apollo_17_visited