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 …
About Apollo 7, the First Crewed Apollo Space Mission - NASA
Jul 8, 2015 · The voyagers were picked up by helicopter and deposited on the deck of the U.S. Navy’s recovery ship USS Essex. Apollo 7 accomplished what it set out to do – qualifying the CSM and …
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 - 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 …
Apollo 7 Fact Sheet - Spaceline
Apollo 7 was the first manned Apollo flight and featured the first manned launch of the Saturn IB launch vehicle. This was the first manned launch from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34, the site of the …
Oct. 11, 1968: Apollo 7 launches - Astronomy Magazine
Oct 11, 2025 · Apollo 7, crewed by Walter Schirra Jr., Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham, represented the first manned American spaceflight 21 months after the Apollo 1 fatal accident.
The importance of the Apollo 7 mission.
May 24, 2025 · Apollo 7, launched on October 11, 1968, marked a crucial juncture in the history of the United States’ space program. Within the broader context of Cold War competition, the United States …
Apollo 7 and NASA - NHHC
Feb 20, 2025 · Apollo 7 launched on 11 October 1966, the first U.S. three-man space mission, commanded by Captain Walter M. Schirra Jr., USN. Major Ronnie Walter Cunningham (USMCR) …
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 …
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 sequence of...