Apollo 7
was the first manned flight of the Apollo spacecraft with astronauts Walter
Schirra, Jr, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham on board. It performed
earth orbit operations.
During the
mission, the crew made the first live television transmission from space.
Apollo 7
was launched on a Saturn IB booster. The Command Module is on display
at the National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Canada.
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