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3 unusual facts about Apollo D-2


Apollo D-2

Seeking professional recognition for their design work on the GE proposal, George Arthur and Jacob Abel publicly presented their papers documenting the GE D-2 design in December 1961 at a special symposium of the American Astronautical Society in Denver, Colorado.

On October 25, NASA awarded the $250,000, six-month contracts to General Dynamics/Convair, General Electric, and the Glenn L. Martin Company.

On May 25, 1961, one week after presentation of the feasibility study results, President John F. Kennedy proposed the Moon landing objective to the US Congress, and by the end of May, Apollo effectively entered the procurement phase.



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