List of NASA cancellations explained

This is a list of cancellations and terminations made by NASA.

Program terminations

• U.S. participation in ExoMars - 2012
• Mars Scout Program - 2010
• Constellation program - 2010
• New Millennium Program - 2009
• Project Prometheus - 2005

Additional examples

• NASA X-38 (Crew Return Vehicle)- 2002^[1]
• Lockheed Martin X-33 - 2001
• HL-20 Personnel Launch System - 1993^[2]

Mission cancellations (developmental)

• Gravity and Extreme Magnetism - 2012
• International X-ray Observatory - 2011
• Terrestrial Planet Finder - 2011
• Laser Interferometer Space Antenna - 2011
• Space Interferometry Mission - 2010
• Mars Telecommunications Orbiter - 2009
• Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter - 2005
• Europa Orbiter - 2002
• Deep Space 3 (a.k.a. Starlight)^{[3] [4]}
• Deep Space 4 (a.k.a. Champollion)
• Voyager 3 - 1970s
• Voyager program (Mars) - 1971

See also

• List of NASA missions
• List of extraterrestrial memorials

Notes and References

1. News: X-38 project's cancellation irks NASA, partners. Carreau. Mark. June 9, 2002. Houston Chronicle. November 28, 2018.
2. Web site: HL-20 - Lifting Body Spaceplane for Personnel Launch System. Stathopoulos. Vic. Aero Space Guide. 4 August 2016 . November 28, 2018.
3. Web site: Space Missions. University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy. University of Hawaii. November 28, 2018.
4. Web site: NMP-series (un-numbered) satellites. Colorado State University Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch. Colorado State University. November 28, 2018.