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This is a list of cancellations and terminations made by NASA .
The Apollo program was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. Six of the missions (Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17) achieved this goal. Apollos 7 and 9 were Earth orbiting missions to test the Command and Lunar Modules, and did not return lunar data.
As the U.S.'s lunar landing program wound down, plans for its last three Apollo missions were canceled, leaving unused hardware and questions of what might have been. By Kenneth Silber. Space &...
Aug 29, 2022 · The blast-off of the first US rocket in 50 years capable of carrying humans to the Moon was called off on Monday morning after last-minute problems with an engine cooling system.
Jan 10, 2024 · NASA postpones plans for Artemis manned missions to the Moon until 2026. NASA's plans to fly to the moon and land astronauts on it will be delayed. The US space agency had planned to send four...
A replica of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to land on the Moon The first image taken of the far side of the Moon, returned by Luna 3 As part of human exploration of the Moon, numerous space missions have been undertaken to study Earth's natural satellite. Of the Moon landings, Luna 2 of the Soviet Union was the first spacecraft to reach its surface successfully, intentionally impacting the Moon ...
Jan 6, 2024 · 1. Europa Clipper. NASA will launch Europa Clipper, which will explore one of Jupiter’s largest moons, Europa. Europa is slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon, with a surface made of ice. Beneath its...
