Apollo 7 Liftoff
Dublin Core
Title
Apollo 7 Liftoff
Alternative Title
Apollo 7 Liftoff
Subject
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 7 (Spacecraft)
Description
Apollo 7 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) atop a Saturn IB booster on October 11, 1968. It was an Earth orbital mission, which tested the improved Block 2 Command/Service Module (CSM). It was the first time the Apollo CSM had flown on a manned mission. This Apollo mission lasted ten days and tested many of the systems needed to accomplish the Moon landing. The crew included Commander Wally Schirra (1923-2007), Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele (1930-1987), and Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham (1932-).
Source
Original color photographic print, October 11, 1968: Leonard Pugh Collection.
Date Created
1968-10-11
Contributor
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photographic print, October 11, 1968.
Is Part Of
Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
68.6 KB
Medium
1 color photographic print
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Leonard Pugh and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"APOLLO 7 (AS-205)." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Accessed June 25, 2015. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/orbital-missions/apollo7.cfm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Apollo 7 Liftoff,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5940.