Apollo spacecraft feasibility study
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apollo-spacecraft-feasibility-study-204-6918606
title:
Apollo spacecraft feasibility study
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The Apollo spacecraft feasibility study was conducted by NASA from July 1960 through May 1961 to investigate preliminary designs for a post-Project Mercury multi-crewed spacecraft to be used for possible space station, circum-lunar, lunar orbital, or crewed lunar landing missions. Six-month, $250,000 study contracts were awarded to General Dynamics/Convair, General Electric, and the Glenn L. Martin Company. Meanwhile, NASA conducted its own inhouse design study led by Maxime Faget, intended as a
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Various NASA plans for a successor to Project Mercury
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_spacecraft_feasibility_study
date created:
2012-06-08T17:13:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:16:37Z
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