Apollo 18 «BEST ●»

: The mission is famous for the orbital docking of an Apollo Command Module with a Soviet Soyuz capsule, where the crews shook hands in space. (2011 Film)

Apollo 18 was originally planned as a "J-series" lunar mission focused on extensive scientific exploration. AmericaSpace Cancellation

The prime crew for Apollo 18 (as officially assigned before cancellation) was: Apollo 18

The "moon rocks" they are collecting are actually parasitic, spider-like alien lifeforms. One astronaut becomes infected, leading to paranoia and a desperate, doomed attempt to escape.

When we think of the Apollo program, we think of Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap,” the desperate heroism of Apollo 13, and the scientific triumphs of Apollos 15, 16, and 17. Officially, the last humans to walk on the Moon were Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt in December 1972. But for decades, a question has lingered in the shadows of NASA’s history: What happened to Apollo 18? : The mission is famous for the orbital

On September 2, 1970, NASA announced the cancellation of Apollo 18 (then planned for 1972) and Apollo 19 (1973). Apollo 20 had been canceled earlier that January.

While never officially designated, the crew would likely have consisted of Richard Gordon (Commander), Vance Brand , and Harrison Schmitt . However, when missions were cut, Schmitt was moved to Apollo 17 to ensure a scientist reached the moon. One astronaut becomes infected, leading to paranoia and

Without Apollo 18, the Apollo program remains a brilliant but incomplete sprint. We never learned to live on the Moon. We simply visited.