October 11, 1968 – this day in aviation history
On Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard.
Learn more
- Astronauts on Apollo 7 Circling Earth in 11-Day Test for Manned Journey to Moon – New York Times front page article
- Apollo 7 – Wikipedia overview
- Apollo-7 (23) – The Walt, Wally & Don Show – detailed NASA account of the mission and some problems that arose during the 11 days in space
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