Reach for the Stars

In Alternate Apollo, the Apollo program becomes the US equivalent of the Soyuz.

Apollo 1: The POD
Apollo 1 was the first manned flight of the Block II Command-Service Module, but was not without the fire on the pad during the plugs-out test. However, the CSM had the "Blow-Hatch function" from the Mercury capsule. When the fire broke out, Gus Grissom was able to blow the hatch. Grissom, Ed White & Roger Chaffee escaped without injury & the fire was quickly extinguished. NASA determined that had Grissom not blown the hatch, the pure oxygen environment would have accelerated rapidly, eventually asphixyating the crew. NASA delayed the launch to NET April 5, 1967 so that the CSM, spacesuits & cabin oxygen could be redesigned. The improvements were the same as in the OTL.

On April 5, 1967, at 12:30 PM EDT, Apollo 1 cleared the tower. Launched on a Saturn 1b, the CSM achieved Low Earth Orbit. The mission lasted 6 days, before the CSM landed in Monterey Bay. The USS Iwo Jima recovered the CM & the crew.

The rest of the program
The following is the rest of the missions of the program, from Apollo 2 to Apollo 219.

''Any help making missions would be appreciated! However, Apollo 4 & 6, 8 to 17 & ASTP were the same as in the OTL. Apollo 2 was an unmanned Lunar Module test in LEO, Apollo 3 was similar to Apollo 2, but with an unmanned CSM, Apollo 5 was a manned version of Apollo 3, Skylab was launched WAY earlier, Apollo 7 was the first visit to the station, Apollo 18 to 20 were lunar landings & Apollo 21 was a Skylab supply mission. Everything beyond that is up to YOU, the users.''

If you want to contribute, the first order of business is to make a table for the missions to be listed. The columns must be Mission Designation, Crew (real astronauts or made-up), Date, Spacecraft Type, Mission Duration & Mission Type.

Spacecraft Type
This is the list of spacecraft used in this ATL for the program.

Most Missions

 * CSM Block 2: Crew of 3. Used on most manned missions. First flight 1967.

LEO Missions

 * CSM Shuttle: Crew of 7. Combination of the CM & Shuttle-C, basically filling the need for a Shuttle Transportation System. First flight 1981
 * CSM Taxi: Crew of 4. First flight 1976
 * Apollo Supply Craft: Unmanned. US equivalent of Progress. First flight 1973.

Lunar missions

 * LM: Crew of 2. First flight 1967.
 * LM Truck: Crew of 2. First flight 1976. Retired in 1994.
 * LM Cargo: Unmanned. Carries supplies to Armstrong Base. First flight 2008.
 * Lunar Rover: Transportation on the Lunar surface. First used on Apollo 15.

Space Stations

 * Skylab: First space station. Initially launched in 1967, the station grew as new modules were launched & installed.
 * International Space Station: A cooperative project between 16 nations. Skylab ended up as part of the ISS. First module launched 1997. To be completed 2011.
 * Mir: Began life as a Soviet space station, then became Russian after the collapse of the USSR in 1991 (as in the OTL). In the ATL, the station is not de-orbited until 2009. First module launched 1986.
 * Salyut: Though no Apollo missions ever visited Salyut, there were serious proposals for such a mission.
 * LunarLab: Would have been a Lunar version of Skylab. However, the Saturn V that would be necessary to boost the station into lunar orbit was needed for Apollo 11. The station itself was built & mated to a Saturn INT-25 rocket, but the station later became Skylab C due to budget cuts. The Saturn INT-25 was downgraded to an INT-21.

Martian Missions

 * Martian Excursion Module: Crew of 2. The lander looks similar to a CSM. First launched 1980.
 * Ares Propulsion Stack: Unmanned. The upper half of the Saturn Vb docks to the Propulsion Stack to boost it to Mars. First launched 1985.

Launch Vehicles

 * Saturn 1b: Used for all LEO flights. First launched 1966.
 * Saturn V: Used for most flights going beyond LEO, mostly to the moon. First launched 1967.
 * Saturn Vb: Used on all Apollo-Ares flights. First launched 1985.
 * External Fuel Tank: Used on launches with the CSM Shuttle. First used 1981.
 * Solid Rocket Boosters: Attached to ET & Saturn II. First used 1981.
 * Saturn II: Preliminary Saturn 1b replacement. Has 3 stages: S-1D, S-IVb & 4 solid rocket boosters. First launched 2010, but it's first official launch will be for Apollo 218, to be launched NET July 1, 2011.

Test vehicles

 * CSM Block 1: Unmanned. Does not have a docking probe or crew compartment. First flight 1966.
 * Saturn 1: Predecessor to the Saturn 1b. First 4 vehicles launched had only a structural mock-up of the S-IV. First launch 1961. Retired in 1965.

Bases
''This article is incomplete. I will continue it. In the meantime, DO NOT TOUCH!''
 * Cape Canavral: 3 launch complexes have been used by Apollo: LC-34 for all Saturn 1b launches, LC-37B for SA-5 to SA-10, as well as Apollo 2 & LC-39 for all Saturn V, Vb, INT-20 & CSM Shuttle launches.
 * Vandenburg Air Force Base SLC-6: Used for Saturn INT-21 launches (as of 2002).
 * Armstrong Base: A lunar base in Armstrong Valley. Built between 2000 & 2008.