NASA, Photo of "Crew Of First Manned Apollo Mission" (Left--Donn F. Eisele; Center--Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; and Right--Walter Cunningham), 1968-10-11 - 1968-10-22

Item — Box: 34, Folder: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The 31 boxes in this collection contain a variety of subjects and media. The collection encompasses Dr. Stuhlinger's work at NASA as well as housing a number of familial and personal effects such as photographs and diaries.

Dates

Creation: 1968-10-11 - 1968-10-22

Creator

From the Collection: Stuhlinger, Ernst (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives and Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 32.5 Linear feet (33 boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

There is a description on the back of the photo: "Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham are in front of the hatch of the Apollo 7 Command Module in which they orbited earth for 10.8 days from October 11, 1968 to October 22, 1968. Apollo 7 is the first mission in which the spacecraft designed to fly American astronauts moonward was tried and tested in earth orbit by a crew of NASA Apollo astronauts. During the flight, eight successful Service Propulsion firings were accomplished; a rendezvous to 70 feet with the S-IVB stage of the Saturn was achiveved; and seven live TV interviews and demonstrations by the crew were transmitted to earth. The success of this pioneer mission paved the way for the next reach moonward--the flight into lunar orbit by Apollo 8."