Apollo 18
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The Apollo 18 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program.

Scheduled crew were

• Richard Francis (Dick) Gordon Jr
• Vance DeVoe Brand
• Dr. Harrison Hagan (Jack) Schmitt

When Apollo 18 was cancelled, Schmitt was moved up to Apollo 17 under pressure from the scientific community. Schmitt, a geologist, became the only scientist and the twelfth man to walk on the moon.

Cancelled Apollo program missions were:

Apollo 18

Apollo 19

Apollo 20

External Link

• Apollo 18 entry in Encyclopedia Astronautica

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Apollo 18 was also the name of the 1992 album by They Might Be Giants; see Apollo 18 (album).

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