Apollo 7

Apollo 7
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Mission statistics
Mission name	Apollo 7
Command Module	CM-101
Service Module	SM-101
Spacecraft mass	36,419 pounds (16,519 kg)
Crew size	3
Call sign	Apollo 7
Booster	Saturn IB SA-205
Launch pad	LC-34 Cape Kennedy AFS Florida, U.S.
Launch date	October 11, 1968 15:02:45 UTC
Landing	October 22, 1968 11:11:48 UTC North Atlantic Ocean 27°32′N 64°04′W
Mission duration	10 d 20 h 09 m 03 s
Number of orbits	163
Apogee	160 nautical miles (300 km)
Perigee	125 nautical miles (232 km)
Orbital period	89.78 m
Orbital inclination	31.63°
Crew photo Left to right: Eisele, Schirra, Cunningham
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Apollo 7 was a mission in the NASA's Apollo program. It was the first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned US space flight after Apollo 1 disaster. The mission was a C type mission. Apollo 7 was launched on October 11, 1968 and stayed in space for 10 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes and three seconds. It orbited the Earth. Apollo 7 was the first manned launch of the Saturn IB launch vehicle and the first three-person US space mission. The crew were Commander Walter M. Schirra, with Command Module Pilot Donn Eisele and Lunar Module Pilot R. Walter Cunningham. The mission was designed to test the re-made Block II Apollo Command/Service Module. The crew orbited in Earth orbit so that they could check life-support, propulsion and control systems. The mission was a success. It gave NASA the confidence to launch Apollo 8 later.

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