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Topic: Prefix 'AS' versus 'SA' usage during Apollo
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nasaworm
New Member Posts: 7
From: Grand Rapids, MI USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 03-04-2020 11:17 AM
   
Just read the transcript to an interview conducted back in 2001 with the late John Garman. He relayed an interesting story about the "AS" versus "SA" nomenclature usage during the Apollo program. I had not heard this before. He is quoted as follows: In those days it was the Saturn that was the Apollo Program. Well, no it wasn't, it was the spacecraft that was the Apollo Program. Well, let's fight about it. Well, let's call it both; let's call it the Apollo-Saturn flights. So if you were in Houston, it was AS, followed by a number, was the flight number, and if you were in Huntsville, it was SA. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 891
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 03-04-2020 12:08 PM
Thanks, I have always wondered about the "SA" vs "AS" issue. The inconsistency drove me nuts, but now, at least, I understand the origin. |
ManInSpace
Member Posts: 134
From: Brooklin, ON Canada
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted 03-04-2020 03:36 PM
This is why I love this site. You guys have a wealth of inside knowledge about the programs.Thank you. |
Maia12
Member Posts: 11
From: Portugal
Registered: Nov 2015
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posted 03-04-2020 08:30 PM
I always thought that "AS" was used for missions and "SA" for the launch vehicle. |
NavyPilot
Member Posts: 36
From:
Registered: Nov 2015
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posted 03-05-2020 10:17 PM
Maia12, same. |
Jim Behling
Member Posts: 1488
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 03-06-2020 07:06 AM
The vehicle tail number was SA and the mission number was AS. The SA usage is more prevalent since they are used for the unflown vehicles. There was no AS designation. Plus, AS-513 wasn't used as much for the Skylab workshop launch.
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