# Which Apollo moon mission had the fewest problems? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 25, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-apollo-moon-mission-had-the-fewest-problems/1020141 "2025-06-25T22:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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> [@Apollo Missions 11 - 17: Glitches and Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-missions-11-17-glitches-and-issues/832708/6): > > If the OP hasn’t done so already, pick up [A Man on the Moon, by Andrew Chaikin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_on_the_Moon). It goes into a lot of this stuff. Off the top of my head… Apollo 11: Armstrong switching to “manual” during the landing wasn’t exactly a glitch. Theoretically, the LM could reach the surface without any intervention (except possibly shutting down the engine, I’m not certain…). But the astronauts generally planned to take over control at some point prior to touchdown. And I have “manual” in quotes because there wer… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-apollo-moon-mission-had-the-fewest-problems/1020141)._