Apollo 7 - Wikipedia
Apollo 7 (October 11–22, 1968) was the first crewed flight in NASA 's Apollo program, and saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency after the fire that had killed the three Apollo 1 astronauts during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967.
About Apollo 7, the First Crewed Apollo Space Mission - NASA
Jul 8, 2015 · The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205), left to right, are astronauts Donn F. Eisele, command module pilot, Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander; and Walter Cunningham, lunar module pilot.
The Apollo Mission That Nearly Ended With a Mutiny in Space
Oct 11, 2018 · After 20 months of congressional hearings, political fallout and a spacecraft redesign, three new astronauts prepared for a mission dubbed Apollo 7: Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter...
Apollo 7 - NASA
Jul 11, 2024 · The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
50 Years Ago: NASA Launched Apollo 7
Oct 11, 2018 · The rocket’s S-IVB second stage, generating 200,000 pounds of thrust from its single liquid hydrogen-fueled engine, ignited and burned for about 8 minutes, placing Apollo 7 and its crew into an initial 142-by-175-mile elliptical Earth orbit.
The Flight (and Fights) of Apollo 7 - Smithsonian Magazine
Overlooked today, Apollo 7 was an indispensable test of NASA’s redesigned moon ship. If the crew could demonstrate the spacecraft’s performance, the success would jump-start a rapid...
Apollo 7: NASA’s first mini-mutiny in space - Astronomy.com
Oct 9, 2018 · When Apollo 7 launched on October 11, 1968, it was the first time NASA sent astronauts into space since a cabin fire had killed the Apollo 1 crew some 21 months earlier. …
Apollo 7: A Test of Spacecraft and Crew | Space
Sep 13, 2018 · Apollo 7 was the first crewed spaceflight of the Apollo program that went into space. The crew of Wally Schirra, Don Eisele and Walter Cunningham spent nearly 11 days in space as they orbited...
Apollo 7 - The Planetary Society
Oct 12, 2018 · Apollo 7 was the first crewed spaceflight of the Apollo program. On 11 Oct 1968, Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham blasted into Earth orbit atop a Saturn IB rocket.
Apollo 7 – Facts About Apollo’s Shakedown Flight - Spaceopedia
Jan 7, 2020 · The Apollo 7 flight was tasked with carrying out the objectives of the ill-fated Apollo 1 mission which occurred 21 months earlier. Apollo 7 would flight test the Command and Service Module (CSM) in Earth orbit, the Apollo procedures, …