Why Were the Apollo Missions Cancelled?

In 1961, President Kennedy challenged America to put boots on the moon as part of a geopolitical prestige project meant to outwit Soviet Russia in the Space Race. This program eventually evolved into the Apollo program which eventually succeeded in fulfilling that objective. But the expensive program soon became a political liability as mechanical issues…

How Many Apollo Missions Were Cancelled

After Apollo 13’s failure, congressional interest in NASA’s lunar program declined significantly and led to cancellation of Apollo 18 and 19. Even after these cancellations, several other planned missions remained. These included the H and J missions. While H missions would have involved short duration stays on the moon with only two LEVAs (moonwalks), J…