On October 11, 1968, Apollo 7 astronaut Donn Eisele sat down to the traditional prelaunch breakfast of steak, ... How Donn Eisele Became “Whatshisname,” the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 7.

Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90. News. By Robert Z. Pearlman published 3 January 2023 Cunningham was the second American civilian to fly in space.

The Apollo 7 Command Module was returned to the United States and is currently on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas. There, it remains a key exhibit, ...

While Apollo 7 is not as well-remembered as other Apollo missions that reached the moon, it was an essential engineering test to prove the performance of the command module. NASA's next mission ...

Pictured left to right, in the Apollo 7 Crew Portrait, are astronauts R. Walter Cunningham, Lunar Module pilot; Walter M. Schirra, Jr., commander; and Donn F. Eisele, Command Module Pilot. The ...

Throughout the mission's 163 orbits over ten days and 20 hours, Apollo 7's crew put every vital life-support, communications, and navigational system on the twin Command and Service modules that ...

NASA conducted a series of unmanned missions to perfect the safety of its craft before launching Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968. With command pilot Walter M. Schirra Jr. and navigator Donn F. Eisele ...

After completing a wide array of tests in orbit, the astronauts splashed down in their Command Module southeast of Bermuda on Oct. 22, 1968. NASA ASTRONAUT DESCRIBES DRAMATIC ESCAPE FROM FAILED ...

The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) is seen in Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102 during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.

Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 7 backup command module pilot, ingresses Apollo Spacecraft 101 Command Module during simulated altitude runs at the Kennedy Space Center's Pad 34 on July 5, 1968.

2. The Apollo 11 "Eagle" lunar landing module descent stage. When the Eagle landed on the moon and then lifted off to carry Armstrong and Aldrin back to the command module, part of the landing ...