In spaceflight, the 1960s and 1970s NASA program for orbiting and landing astronauts on the Moon was named after Apollo, by NASA manager Abe Silverstein:
ɪn spˈeɪsflaɪt, ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z nˈæsɐ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɔːɹ ˈɔːɹbɪɾɪŋ ænd lˈændɪŋ ˈæstɹənˌɔːts ɔnðə mˈuːn wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ɐpˈɑːloʊ, baɪ nˈæsɐ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈeɪb sˈɪlvɚstˌaɪn: