The Apollo Mission That Nearly Ended With a Mutiny in Space
WEBOct 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...
50 Years Ago: Apollo 7 Ends, “101% Successful” - NASA
WEBOct 22, 2018 · 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 …
Apollo 7 - NASA
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Apollo 7 was the first crewed flight of the Apollo program, launched in 1968 with Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham aboard. The mission tested the CSM, the rendezvous capability and the live TV broadcasts from space.
Apollo 7 - Wikipedia
WEBApollo 7 was the first crewed mission in NASA's Apollo program, launched in 1968 after the fire that killed the Apollo 1 astronauts. The crew of Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham tested the CSM in low Earth orbit and broadcast live TV.
50 Years Ago, The Apollo 7 Mission Continues - NASA
WEBOct 18, 2018 · Apollo 7 astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham continued their historic Earth orbital mission to thoroughly test the Apollo spacecraft and its systems.
Donn F. Eisele - Wikipedia
WEBDonn Fulton Eisele (June 23, 1930 – December 1, 1987) (Colonel USAF) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and later a NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot for the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.
Apollo 7 | National Air and Space Museum
WEBWalter M. Schirra, Jr., Commander: Schirra was the 5th American in space, aboard the Mercury 8 "Sigma 7." He was also the Commander for Gemini VI-A. Donn F. Eisele, Command Module Pilot: Apollo 7 was Eisele's first space flight with NASA.
Fifty years ago, Apollo 7 ends—‘101% successful’ - Roundup Reads
WEBOct 22, 2018 · Apollo 7, with astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., Donn F. Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard, splashed down on Oct. 22, 1968, ending a highly successful engineering test flight. The landing occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda.
Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7's last surviving astronaut, dies at 90: …
WEBJan 4, 2023 · On Tuesday, Walter Cunningham – the last surviving astronaut on that mission who helped pave the way for humans to walk on the moon – died in Houston.
Apollo 7 - The Planetary Society
WEBOct 12, 2018 · Learn about the 1968 flight of Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham, who tested the command and service module in Earth orbit. See photos, timeline, costs and lessons learned from Apollo 7.