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 · Apollo 7 was a crucial step toward Apollo 11 ’s epic journey in July 1969. But it is also remembered for the testy exchanges between the crew and NASA officials on the ground that almost...
Apollo 7 | National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 7 was the first test of the command and service module with a crew. The crew orbited the Earth 163 times and spent 10 days and 20 hours in space. This mission was the first opportunity to test the first of the new Block II spacecraft (CSM 101) in orbit.
Apollo 7 - NASA
Jul 11, 2024 · Apollo 7, with astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham aboard, splashed down on October 22, 1968, ending a highly successful engineering test flight. The landing occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda.
APOLLO 7 - hq.nasa.gov
APOLLO 7. The First Mission: Testing the CSM in Earth Orbit. 11 October–22 October 1968. Background. Twenty-one months after the Apollo 1 fire, the United States was ready to begin the piloted phase of the Apollo program. The primary objectives of the first mission were: to demonstrate CSM and crew performance;
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 hardware had...
50 Years Ago: NASA Launched Apollo 7 - NASA
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
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: 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...