Why was the apollo space program named after apollo?

Answer 1

In the 1960s, NASA named its Apollo Lunar program after Apollo, because he was considered the god of all wisdom. Many people mistakenly believe that the rockets that carried astronauts to the Moon were called Apollo rockets; they were actually Saturn V rockets, on top of which sat the Apollo spacecraft.

Answer 2

Hi. From the web: "After the mighty Zeus himself, Apollo is the best-known Greek God. Famously handsome and an expert archer, Apollo was the son of Zeus and the Titan Leto. Headstrong at first, he grew to represent music, poetry, medicine and the civilized arts. He is also known as the Sun God, as according to legend he drove the fiery chariot that was the sun across the sky each day. His name was borrowed for the American space program that put the first man on the moon."

Answer 3

The program was named after the Greek god of the sun by NASA manager Abe Silverstein, who later said that "I was naming the spacecraft like I'd name my baby."

Answer 4

The program was named after the Greek god of the sun by NASA manager Abe Silverstein, who later said that "I was naming the spacecraft like I'd name my baby."

Answer 5

Probably because Apollo was the God of intellectual inquiry and colonization.