Canceled Apollo missions
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Several planned missions of the Apollo crewed Moon landing program of the 1960s and 1970s were canceled, for reasons which included changes in technical direction, the Apollo 1 fire, the Apollo 13 inc
Unused Saturn V rocket on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
The prime crew for the second planned Apollo crewed flight prepares for mission simulator tests at the North American Aviation plant prior to the Apollo 1 fire. (Left to right) Donn F. Eisele, senior pilot; Walter M. Schirra, command pilot; and Walter Cunningham, pilot. (September 1966).
Vance Brand and Don Lind, the crew for the unflown Skylab Rescue mission.
LM-2 on display at the National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 17
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Apollo 17 was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Sch
Gene Cernan salutes the U.S. flag, with the Apollo Lunar Module Challenger and Lunar Roving Vehicle in the background
Left to right: Schmitt, Cernan (seated), EvansApollo program← Apollo 16Apollo 18 (canceled) →
Apollo 17 space-flown silver Robbins medallion
Landing site and surrounding area, as imaged from the Apollo 17 command module, 1972