Apollo-Soyuz, to use up remaining lunar-capable gear, such as the Apollo 18 capsule.
And then there was Skylab, which used non- lunar capable rockets and capsules.
Finally, there came the Space Shuttle.
The space program launched by JFK was called the Apollo program. It aimed to land astronauts on the moon and bring them safely back to Earth. The most famous mission of the Apollo program was Apollo 11 in 1969, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
The Apollo program was a series of space missions conducted by NASA with the goal of landing humans on the Moon and returning them safely to Earth. It was started by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 in response to the Soviet Union's early successes in space exploration.
The focus of the Apollo program was just the Moon and getting there and back. Now the focus of the Space program is to build a viable permanent base in space, with a view to deep space exploration.
Deke Slayton was a member of the Mercury Seven astronauts but did not fly in the Mercury program due to a medical condition. He eventually flew in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission as part of the U.S. crew, establishing cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union in space.
No woman has ever landed on the moon. The first and only manned missions to the moon were carried out by male astronauts as part of the Apollo program.
Apollo 18 was a canceled mission that was originally part of the Apollo program by NASA. It was planned to follow the successful Apollo 17 mission but was later scrapped due to budget constraints and changes in goals for the space program. No crewed missions were conducted after Apollo 17, making it the final mission of the Apollo program.
The Gemini program came first. It was a precursor to the Apollo program and its main goal was to develop the techniques needed for the Apollo missions to the moon. The Apollo program followed the Gemini program and its main objective was to land humans on the moon and bring them back safely to Earth.
Apollo 1 was not an actual program, it was a scheduled mission as part of the Apollo Program. Apollo 1 had a scheduled launch date of February 21, 1967.
No, the Apollo Program was cancelled after the final moon landing (Apollo 17) in December 1972.
It ended in December 1972 after Apollo 17.
Project Apollo, also called the Apollo Program.
The space program was Project Apollo, or the Apollo Program.
The Apollo Space Program was conceived in the early 1960s during the Eisenhower presidency. The Apollo program didn't really get going until the year 1963.
Apollo 3 was cancelled after the Apollo 1 disaster in 1967, which resulted in the deaths of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. The Apollo program continued with Apollo 4 as the first manned mission, ultimately leading to the successful moon landings.
It was the 13th flight of the Apollo Program.
The Apollo Program was a program run by NASA whose purpose was to land man on the moon and return him safely back home.
The Apollo Program was a program run by NASA whose purpose was to land man on the moon and return him safely back home.