The
Prix Tour-Apollo was an annual French juried award established in 1972 by
Jacques Sadoul with the assistance of
Jacques Goimard. Its name was chosen in reference to the
Apollo 11 rocket. The award was given to the best
science fiction novel published in France during the preceding year. Awards were given for the years 1972-1990, inclusive, and usually went to a work first published in English in the US or UK. After the award ended in 1991, the
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire added a category for best Foreign-Language Novel (translated into French) to continue this category of award.