Cancelled Spaceflights

Apollo 2 (AS-205)

USA

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Planning data

Launch date (planned):  Spring 1967

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Schirra  Walter Marty, Jr. "Wally"  CDR
2  Eisele  Donn Fulton  CMP
3  Cunningham  Ronnie Walter "Walt"  LMP

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Borman  Frank Frederick II  CDR
2  Stafford  Thomas Patten "Tom"  CMP
3  Collins  Michael  LMP

Mission objectives

Was planned as the second manned flight of the Apollo spacecraft. This flight was finally seen as unnecessary; the decision to cancel it came on November 16 and was officially announced on December 22, 1966. Flew later as Apollo 7.

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