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Why did NASA call it Apollo?
Abe Silverstein, Director of Space Flight Development, proposed the name “Apollo” because it was the name of a god in ancient Greek mythology with attractive connotations and the precedent for naming manned spaceflight projects for mythological gods and heroes had been set with Mercury.
How much did the Saturn V cost?
| Saturn V | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Project cost | $6.417 billion in 1964–1973 dollars (~$49.9 billion in 2020 dollars) |
| Cost per launch | $185 million in 1969–1971 dollars ($1.23 billion in 2019 value). |
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How much does a Space Shuttle cost?
Q. How much does the Space Shuttle cost? A. The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the orbiter built to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, cost approximately $1.7 billion.
When was the last time a Saturn V rocket was launched?
The last Saturn V was used to launch Skylab, America’s first space station, on May 14, 1973. Modern rockets that have potential launches to the moon or beyond include SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, NASA’s Space Launch System and New Glenn’s Blue Origin.
What was the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn?
Flying even closer to Saturn in 1981, Voyager 2 provides more detailed images and documents the thinness of some of the rings. July 1, 2004: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft becomes the first to orbit Saturn, beginning a decade-long mission that revealed many secrets and surprises about Saturn and its system of rings and moons.
How many Apollo missions did the Saturn IB launch?
The Saturn IB launched two uncrewed CSM suborbital flights to a height of 162km, one uncrewed LM orbital flight, and the first crewed CSM orbital mission (first planned as Apollo 1, later flown as Apollo 7 ). It also launched one orbital mission, AS-203, without a payload so the S-IVB would have residual liquid hydrogen fuel.
What is the difference between the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets?
The only major difference was that the S-IVB on the Saturn V burned only part of its propellant to achieve Earth orbit, so it could be restarted for trans-lunar injection. The S-IVB on the Saturn IB needed all of its propellant to achieve Earth orbit.