CSM Original Specification
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
CSM Original Specification Development Diary
Chronology
2 events
1961 July 28
Launch Vehicle: Saturn I.- NASA invitation to bids for Apollo prime contract - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo.
Spacecraft: Apollo CSM,
CSM Original Specification,
CSM Source Selection.
NASA invited 12 companies to submit prime contractor proposals for the Apollo spacecraft by October 9: The Boeing Airplane Company, Chance Vought Corporation, Douglas Aircraft Company, General Dynamics/Convair, the General Electric Company, Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, The Martin Company, North American Aviation, Inc., and Republic Aviation Corporation. Additional Details: here....
1961 November 27
- Apollo spacecraft Statement of Work expanded - . Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM, CSM Original Specification, CSM Source Selection. The original Apollo spacecraft Statement of Work of July 28 had been substantially expanded, including a single-engine service module propulsion system using Earth-storable, hypergolic propellants.. Additional Details: here....