NASA Set a Launch Date of 31 October 1973 to Send Three Astronauts Past Venus. The Mission Would Have Lasted 396 Days.

Most people associate Apollo exclusively with the Moon, which makes sense, given that Apollo only ever went there. But after the lunar landing, NASA seriously studied sending astronauts in the Apollo program far beyond orbit. One of the most ambitious proposals envisioned sending three astronauts past Venus on a 396-day mission using modified Apollo hardware […] Most people associate Apollo exclusively with the Moon, which makes sense, given that Apollo only ever went there. But after the lunar landing, NASA seriously studied sending astronauts in the Apollo program far beyond orbit. One of the most ambitiou... [4887 chars]