This was the designation that the crew wanted to use for the first test flight (originally called AS-204) of the Apollo command and service modules (CSM). On Jan. 27, 1967, a fire on the launch pad ...

Ken Mattingly, a significant figure in the Apollo program and Space Shuttle missions, passed away at age 87, leaving only eight surviving astronauts who orbited the Moon. His career included serving ...

A small team (Appendix 1) was chartered by NASA to make a top-level assessment of the viability of using the Apollo Command and Service Modules the basis for a Crew Return Vehicle, and potentially for ...