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Apollo -- August 1968
The prime crew of the first
7/16/08
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right are astronauts R. Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele and Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr. |
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7/16/08 |
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Apollo 7
A bearded Walter Schirra, Ap
4/2/08
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A bearded Walter Schirra, Apollo 7 commander, gazes out the rendezvous window in front of the commander's station on the ninth day of the Earth orbital mission. Apollo 7 was crewed by Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham.(JWST) The mission was an engineering test flight designed primarily to test space vehicle and mission support facilities performance during a manned mission. Image Credit: NASA |
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4/2/08 |
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NASA Astronauts Desert Survi
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NASA Astronauts Desert Survival Training |
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Fourteen NASA astronauts pose for group pictures at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada after a three-day stay in the Nevada desert where they completed a course in desert survival training. Front row: (left to right) William Anders, Walter Cunningham, Roger Chaffee, Richard Gordon, and Michael Collins. Second row: (left to right) Clifton Williams, Eugene Cernan, David Scott, Donn Eisele, Russell Schweickart, Edwin Aldrin, Alan Bean, Charles Bassett and Theodore Freeman. |
| Date |
1/1/1964 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Apollo 7 and 8 Crew in the W
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Apollo 7 and 8 Crew in the White House. |
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Apollo 7 and 8 flight crews sign a commemorative document to be hung in the Treaty Room of the White House honoring the occasion. Those signing are from left to right: Apollo 7 Astronauts: Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter M. Schirra. Apollo 8 Astronauts: William A. Anders, James A. Lovell, Jr., and Frank Borman. Standing are: Charles A. Lindbergh (also a signer) Lady Bird Johnson President Lyndon B. Johnson NASA Administrator James E. Webb, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. |
| Date |
12/03/1968 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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The Apollo 7 Prime Crew
| Title |
The Apollo 7 Prime Crew |
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission from left to right are: Command Module pilot, Don F. Eisele, Commander, Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Lunar Module pilot, Walter Cunningham. The photograph was taken inside the White Room which is attached to the crew access arm. From here astronauts ingress and egress the spacecraft. Commander Wally Schirra Jr. is seen inside the opening of the Command Module's main hatch. |
| Date |
05/22/1968 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Dr. von Braun and Astronaut
| Name of Image |
Dr. von Braun and Astronaut Walter Schirra |
| Date of Image |
1968-10-01 |
| Full Description |
Dr. von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), greets Commander of Apollo 7 mission, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., during the mission briefing at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Apollo 7 mission, boosted by a Saturn IB launch vehicle on October 11, 1968, was the first flight of the Apollo spacecraft with crew. Other crew members were Astronaut Donn Eisele and Astronaut Walter Cunningham. |
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AS-205 Launch
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AS-205 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1968-10-01 |
| Full Description |
AS-205, the fifth Saturn IB launch vehicle developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on the first marned Apollo-Saturn mission, Apollo 7. Primary mission objectives included demonstration of the Apollo crew (Walter Schirra, Don Eisele, and Walter Cunningham) capabilities and the Command/Service Module rendezvous capability. In all, nine Saturn IB flights were made, ending with the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in July 1975. |
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Apollo 7 Crew Portrait
| Name of Image |
Apollo 7 Crew Portrait |
| Date of Image |
1968-06-03 |
| Full Description |
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 Apollo 7 mission, boosted by a Saturn IB launch vehicle on October 11, 1968, was the first manned flight of the Apollo spacecraft. |
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Astronaut Walter Cunningham
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Astronaut Walter Cunningham photographed performing flight tasks |
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Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, writes with space pen as he is photographed performing flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. Note the 70mm Hasselblad camera film magazine just above Cunningham's right hand floating in the weightless (zero gravity) environment of the spacecraft. |
| Date |
10.20.1968 |
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Crew members for first manne
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Crew members for first manned Apollo flight at unmanned mission launch |
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Two prime crew members of the first manned Apollo space flight were present at Cape Kennedy for the launch of the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. On left is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., and on right is Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham. In background is the Apollo 5 stack at Launch Complex 37 ready for launch. |
| Date |
01.22.1968 |
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Prime crew photographed duri
| Title |
Prime crew photographed during Apollo 7 mission |
| Description |
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission (1582), Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, is photographed during the mission (1583), Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during mission (1584). |
| Date |
10.14.1968 |
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Prime crew photographed duri
| Title |
Prime crew photographed during Apollo 7 mission |
| Description |
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission (1582), Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, is phtographed during the mission (1583), Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during mission (1584). |
| Date |
10.14.1968 |
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Prime crew photographed duri
| Title |
Prime crew photographed during Apollo 7 mission |
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Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission (1582), Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, is photographed during the mission (1583), Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during mission (1584). |
| Date |
10.14.1968 |
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ASTRONAUT BORMAN - KITT PEAK
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-21971
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| date |
1964-04-30 |
| creator |
NASA |
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S64-21971 |
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ASTRONAUT BORMAN - KITT PEAK
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-21991
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| date |
1964-04-30 |
| creator |
NASA |
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S64-21991 |
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ASTRONAUT BORMAN - KITT PEAK
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-21987
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| date |
1964-04-30 |
| creator |
NASA |
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S64-21987 |
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ASTRONAUT BORMAN - KITT PEAK
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-21990
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1964-04-30 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
S64-21990 |
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ASTRONAUT BORMAN - KITT PEAK
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-21988
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1964-04-30 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
S64-21988 |
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ASTRONAUT BORMAN - KITT PEAK
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-21986
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| date |
1964-04-30 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
S64-21986 |
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DESERT SURVIVAL TRAINING - A
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
Astronauts Walter Cunningham
S64-20554
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| date |
1964-08-12 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
S64-20554 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers at Cape Kennedy watched a 224-foot-high Saturn 1B space vehicle lift off today from Complex 34 carrying Apollo 7 astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham at the start of their scheduled 11-day Earth orbital flight. |
| Release Date |
10/11/1968 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A group of current and former U.S. astronauts are introduced to the audience at a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame as part of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In the front row, from left, are Owen K. Garriott, Walter Cunningham, Jack R. Lousma, Alfred M. Worden, and Buzz Aldrin. In the back row, from left, are Edgar D. Mitchell, Edward G. Gibson, Fred W. Haise, Frederick H. (Rick) Hauck, and John W. Young. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the induction of four Space Shuttle astronauts into the Hall of Fame including Daniel Brandenstein, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, Story Musgrave, and Sally Ride. Conceived by six of the Mercury Program astronauts, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The four new inductees join 48 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. |
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06/20/2003 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the KSC Visitor Complex, former astronaut Robert L. Crippen (right) presents former astronaut Sally K. Ride (standing center) at her induction ceremony into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Also standing is former astronaut James A. Lovell. Seated on the dais are, from left, former astronauts John H. Glenn, Gordon Cooper, Buzz Aldrin, and Walter Cunningham, all previously inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted with Ride are Space Shuttle astronauts Daniel Brandenstein, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, and Story Musgrave. Conceived by six of the Mercury Program astronauts, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The four new inductees join 48 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. |
| Release Date |
06/21/2003 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the KSC Visitor Complex, former astronaut Robert L. Crippen (standing right) congratulates former astronaut Sally K. Ride at her induction ceremony into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Also standing is former astronaut James A. Lovell. Seated on the dais, from left, are former astronauts Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, Buzz Aldrin, Walter Cunningham, Edgar B. Mitchell, and Fred W. Haise, all previously inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted with Ride are Space Shuttle astronauts Daniel Brandenstein, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, and Story Musgrave. Conceived by six of the Mercury Program astronauts, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The four new inductees join 48 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. |
| Release Date |
06/21/2003 |
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Astronaut Walter Cunningham
| Title |
Astronaut Walter Cunningham photographed performing flight tasks |
| Description |
Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, writes with space pen as he is photographed performing flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. Note the 70mm Hasselblad camera film magazine just above Cunningham's right hand floating in the weightless (zero gravity) environment of the spacecraft. |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-20 |
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Prime crew photographed duri
| Title |
Prime crew photographed during Apollo 7 mission |
| Description |
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission (1582), Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, is phtographed during the mission (1583), Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during mission (1584). |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-14 |
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Prime crew photographed duri
| Title |
Prime crew photographed during Apollo 7 mission |
| Description |
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission (1582), Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, is photographed during the mission (1583), Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during mission (1584). |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-14 |
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Prime crew photographed duri
| Title |
Prime crew photographed during Apollo 7 mission |
| Description |
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission (1582), Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, is photographed during the mission (1583), Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during mission (1584). |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-14 |
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Portrait of Astronaut R. Wal
| Title |
Portrait of Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham |
| Description |
Portrait of Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham. |
| Date Taken |
1964-09-10 |
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Gemini 8 prime crew and othe
| Title |
Gemini 8 prime crew and other astronauts at prelaunch breakfast |
| Description |
The Gemini 8 prime crew, along with several fellow astronauts, have a hearty breakfast of steak and eggs on the morning of the Gemini 8 launch. Seated clockwise around the table, starting at lower left, are Donald K. Slayton, Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) Assistant Director for Flight Crew Operations, Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Gemini 8 command pilot, Scientist-Astronaut F. Curtis Michel, Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. (face obscured), Chief, MSC Astronaut Office, Astronaut David R. Scott, Gemini 8 pilot, and Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee. |
| Date Taken |
1966-03-16 |
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Crew members for first manne
| Title |
Crew members for first manned Apollo flight at unmanned mission launch |
| Description |
Two prime crew members of the first manned Apollo space flight were present at Cape Kennedy for the launch of the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. On left is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., and on right is Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham. In background is the Apollo 5 stack at Launch Complex 37 ready for launch. |
| Date Taken |
1968-01-22 |
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Prime crew of the Apollo 7 s
| Title |
Prime crew of the Apollo 7 space flight |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205), left to right, are Astronauts Walter Cunningham, lunar modul pilot, Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander, and Donn F. Eisele, command module pilot. All are wearing their space suits without helmets. They were photographed during training at the North American Rockwell Facility at Downey, California. |
| Date Taken |
1968-05-01 |
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Prime crew of the Apollo 7 s
| Title |
Prime crew of the Apollo 7 space flight |
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205), left to right, are Astronauts Don F. Eisele, command module pilot, Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander, and Walter Cunningham, lunar module pilot. All are wearing their space suits without helmets. |
| Date Taken |
1968-05-22 |
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Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard
| Title |
Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard recovery ship, U.S.S. Essex |
| Description |
The Apollo 7 crew is welcomed aboard the U.S.S. Essex, the prime recovery ship for the mission. Left to right, are Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander, Donn F. Eisele, command module pilot, and Walter Cunningham, lunar module pilot. In left background is Dr. Donald E. Stullken, NASA Recovery Team Leader from the Manned Spacecraft Center's (MSC) Landing and Recovery Division. |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-22 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew goes thr
| Title |
Apollo 7 prime crew goes through suiting up operations prior to launch |
| Description |
The Apollo 7 prime crew goes through suiting up operations in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the Apollo 7 prelaunch countdown. From front to rear, are Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander, Donn F. Eisele, command module pilot, and Walter Cunningham, lunar module pilot. |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-11 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
| Title |
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (stepping into life raft), Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. They have just egressed the Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102, and are awaiting helicopter pickup. Inflated bags were used to upright the boilerplate. Manned Spaceflight Center swimmers assisted in the training exercise. |
| Date Taken |
1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
| Title |
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, is seen in Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102 during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In foreground is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., in center is Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, and in background is Astronaut Walter Cunningham. |
| Date Taken |
1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
| Title |
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In hatch of the Apollo egress trainer (command module) is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Sitting in life raft are Astronauts Walter Cunningham (on left) and Donn F. Eisele. A team of Manned Spaceflight Center swimmers assisted with the training exercise. The inflated bags were used to upright the trainer prior to egress. |
| Date Taken |
1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 prime crew during w
| Title |
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are Astronauts Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter M. Schirra Jr. |
| Date Taken |
1968-08-05 |
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Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard
| Title |
Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard recovery ship, U.S.S. Essex |
| Description |
The Apollo 7 crew arrives aboard the U.S.S. Essex, the prime recovery ship for the mission. Left to right, are Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., commander, Donn F. Eisele, command module pilot, Walter Cunningham, lunar module pilot, and Dr. Donald E. Stullken, NASA Recovery Team Leader from the Manned Spacecraft Center's (MSC) Landing and Recovery Division. The crew is pausing in the doorway of the recovery helicopter. |
| Date Taken |
1968-10-22 |
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