Apollo 11-Clay

Apollo is the Greek god of the sun, light and knowledge. He is the god of prophecy and his oracle was Delphi, a very important oracle in Greek mythology. He is the son of Zeus and Leto and the brother of Artemis.

Abe Silverstein proposed the name Apollo because Nasa had been naming their projects off of mythology and Abe thought it was an attractive name. He also thought that since Apollo was the god of the sun it would fit well with space travel.

I believe that Apollo is a fitting name for the space shuttle. While Artemis 11 would've been a more appropriate name since she is the god of the moon, Apollo 11 sounds better, which is important for a project which is very public and has the nations attention. Apollo also fits with the theme of the mission as he is the god of the sun and it was a space mission.





Clay Kollinger



https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4402/ch4.htm
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo