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 gauge of the competitors' entries. The three companies spent varying amounts of their own money in excess of the $250,000 to produce designs which included a re-entry module separate from the mission module cabin, and a propulsion and equipment module.
One week after the presentation of the contractors' designs, President John F. Kennedy committed NASA to a crewed lunar landing, giving the Apollo program an immediate, critical focus.
WorstOfThymes on October 3rd, 2019 at 16:34 UTC »
Let me play among the stars
Goatf00t on October 3rd, 2019 at 17:11 UTC »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_spacecraft_feasibility_study
BenShapiro7818 on October 3rd, 2019 at 17:46 UTC »
The moon landing never happened. The moon is still in the sky dumbass