Apollo 7 Launch
Dublin Core
Title
Apollo 7 Launch
Alternative Title
Apollo 7 Launch
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 black and white photographic print, October 11, 1968: Space Walk of Fame Collection.
Date Created
1968-10-11
Contributor
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, October 11, 1968.
Is Part Of
Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
100 KB
Medium
1 black and white 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 Florida Space Coast History Project 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 black and white photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Apollo 7 Launch,” RICHES, accessed December 6, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5941.