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There wasn't any one person. Werner von Braun had been working on the design of a Saturn V launch vehicle since the mid 1950's. The Apollo program itself was conceived early in 1960, during the Eisenhower administration, as a follow-up to America's Mercury program. The program was named after the Greek god of light, music, and the sun by NASA manager Abe Silverstein, who later said that "I was naming the spacecraft like I'd name my baby." Dr. Silverstein recalls he chose the name after perusing a book of mythology at home one evening, early in 1960. He thought that the image of "Apollo riding his chariot across the Sun was appropriate to the grand scale of the proposed program."
Three weeks after Alan Shepard's sub-orbital flight on May 5, 1961, president John Kennedy set the goal of the Apollo program when he committed the nation "to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth" by the end of the 1960's. Once the committment was made, it was up to the NASA planners to decide the best way to accomplish Kennedy's goal.
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What came first the Apollo program or the Gemini program?
The Gemini program preceded the Apollo program
What was the date of the Apollo 1 space program?
Apollo 1 was not an actual program, it was a scheduled mission as part of the Apollo Program. Apollo 1 had a scheduled launch date of February 21, 1967.
How many manned flights were part of the Apollo space program?
There were a total of 11 space mission in the Apollo program. From Apollo 7 to Apollo 17.
When did the Apollo Space Program begin?
The Apollo Space Program was conceived in the early 1960s during the Eisenhower presidency. The Apollo program didn't really get going until the year 1963.
What was the goal of your Apollo program?
The goal of the Apollo program was to land a man on the moon and to return him safely to the earth.
What came first the Apollo program or the Gemini program?
The Gemini program preceded the Apollo program
What was the date of the Apollo 1 space program?
Apollo 1 was not an actual program, it was a scheduled mission as part of the Apollo Program. Apollo 1 had a scheduled launch date of February 21, 1967.
How many manned flights were part of the Apollo space program?
There were a total of 11 space mission in the Apollo program. From Apollo 7 to Apollo 17.
Do we still use the Apollo space program?
No, the Apollo Program was cancelled after the final moon landing (Apollo 17) in December 1972.
The American program to land people on the moon?
Project Apollo, also called the Apollo Program.
When did the Apollo Space Program begin?
The Apollo Space Program was conceived in the early 1960s during the Eisenhower presidency. The Apollo program didn't really get going until the year 1963.
The American space program that carried teams of mostly three astronauts into space?
The space program was Project Apollo, or the Apollo Program.
What was the goal of your Apollo program?
The goal of the Apollo program was to land a man on the moon and to return him safely to the earth.
Who started the Apollo program?
NASA started the Apollo mission's.
Why was Apollo 13 named?
It was the 13th flight of the Apollo Program.
Why was Apollo 13 named that?
It was the 13th flight of the Apollo Program.
What program Apollo?
The Apollo Program was a program run by NASA whose purpose was to land man on the moon and return him safely back home.
