Apollo 7
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Apollo 7 was NASA’s 1968 Earth-orbiting test mission that successfully proved the redesigned Apollo spacecraft’s systems and paved the way for subsequent lunar missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA Apollo program mission
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crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ |
| apoapsis | approximately 231 kilometers ⓘ |
| callSignCommandModule | Phoenix ⓘ |
| commander | Wally Schirra ⓘ |
| commandModulePilot | Donn F. Eisele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandModuleSplashdownLocation | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewHealthIssue | head colds among all three astronauts ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Donn F. Eisele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. Walter Cunningham ⓘ Wally Schirra ⓘ Wally Schirra ⓘ
surface form:
Walter M. Schirra Jr.
|
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 8 ⓘ |
| impact | paved the way for Apollo 8 lunar-orbit mission ⓘ |
| inclination | 31.6 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1968-10-22 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1968-10-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
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LC-34 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn IB ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilot | R. Walter Cunningham ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 10 days 20 hours 9 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| missionPatchShape | circular ⓘ |
| missionPatchSymbol | Apollo spacecraft orbiting Earth ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth-orbiting test mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first crewed Apollo mission
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first successful crewed American spaceflight after Apollo 1 fire ⓘ |
| objective |
demonstrate CSM propulsion, life support, and control systems
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qualify Apollo spacecraft for subsequent lunar missions ⓘ test of redesigned Apollo Command and Service Module in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 163 ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| periapsis | approximately 228 kilometers ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo 6 ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS Essex ⓘ |
| result | success ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo CSM-101
|
| spacecraftManufacturer |
Rockwell International
ⓘ
surface form:
North American Rockwell
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| spacecraftRedesignReason | post–Apollo 1 fire safety improvements ⓘ |
| spacecraftType |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Command and Service Module
|
| status | completed ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcast | first live television from an American crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
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