Over the Christmas season of l974 which gives it a morbid hangover ( from before start) suspense starts mounting once the men are on the Moon.
Apollo 18 was originally scheduled to launch in 1973 but was later canceled due to budget cuts and the changing focus of NASA's space program. The last manned mission to the moon was Apollo 17 in December 1972.
Apollo 1 was scheduled for launch on February 21, 1967, but tragically ended in a fire during a pre-launch test on January 27, 1967.
The rocket to launch Apollo 13 was the Saturn 5 rocket.
The Apollo mission 14 launch date was January 31, 1971.
Apollo 7 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 11, 1968.
The Apollo 11 Command Module had a mass of about 12,800 kilograms (28,200 pounds) at launch.
Apollo 1 was scheduled for launch on February 21, 1967, but tragically ended in a fire during a pre-launch test on January 27, 1967.
May 18, 1969.
Apollo 18 was cancelled to free one Saturn V to launch Skylab and to cut costs
Apollo 18 was never launched. Apollo missions 18, 19 and 20 were planned but cancelled to cut costs and also to free one Saturn V rocket to launch Skylab. The final Apollo mission was Apollo 17, which was launched on the 7th of December, 1972.
The rocket to launch Apollo 13 was the Saturn 5 rocket.
The Apollo mission 14 launch date was January 31, 1971.
Apollo 7 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 11, 1968.
Apollo 12 was launched in December 1969.
Apollo 15 was launched in July 1971.
The Apollo 11 Command Module had a mass of about 12,800 kilograms (28,200 pounds) at launch.
The total Mission Elapsed Time of Apollo 11 (from launch to splashdown) was 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 35 seconds.
No, there was no Apollo 18 mission. The Apollo program only had 17 missions, with Apollo 17 being the final manned mission to the Moon in 1972. Plans for subsequent missions were canceled due to budget constraints and shifting priorities.