What Neil Armstrong Said When He Took His First Step on the Moon ‘For me it’s small, A big step for humanity.” We know that this statement is not an exaggeration. So why have we not continued this giant leap forward?

In fact, there are many reasons behind this problem. complex reason lies…

It all ended with Apollo 17.

The Apollo program made history with the successful landing of six missions on the moon. But in December 1972 The program ended with the return of Apollo 17.

missions, New scientific information about the evolution of the moon He conducted many cutting-edge studies that yielded this But why wasn’t it continued? For many, beating the Soviet Union in the race to reach the moon meant the end of the space race.

Public support for manned space exploration programs has never been very high The costs of the Vietnam War Support has further declined due to serious problems in cities and increasing environmental crises.

This situation was expected at the beginning of Apollo. permanent bases in space and led to the failure of major goals such as landing on Mars.

After Apollo, NASA continued with more modest programs.

One of them is the one that uses Apollo rockets and spacecraft. It was the Skylab program. Skylab was designed as America’s first space station and has been visited three times by astronauts.

Another important program was the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). project, between the US and the Soviet Union It went down in history as the first collaborative mission.

During the mission that took place in 1975, spacecraft of the two countries met in space and the crews visited each other’s vehicles.

After 52 years, Americans are that again It is preparing to send astronauts to the moon. New missions will be important steps to ensure the sustainability of human existence in space.

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