Apollo 7
October 22, 1968
Eleven days in orbit. All systems tested. Three men home safe. Schirra had a head cold the whole time, which made him even more cantankerous than usual with Mission Control. But more importantly: they broadcast live television from space for the first time. The picture was shaky. The men were…
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October 22, 1968
Apollo 7 splashed down safely today after eleven days in orbit. The mission was successful. Schirra had a terrible head cold the whole time.
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Apollo 7
October 11, 1968
Apollo 7 launched this morning. For the first time since the fire twenty-one months ago, American astronauts are in space. Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walt Cunningham rode a Saturn IB into orbit and the spacecraft worked. I watched from home. I was not entirely certain, until I saw the…
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October 11, 1968
Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham are in space right now. The first crewed Apollo mission launched this morning and it looks good.
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Apollo 1
June 1, 1968
Eighteen months since the fire. The spacecraft has been redesigned — new quick-opening hatch, new materials, 1,341 engineering changes. The Saturn V has been tested twice. Apollo 7 will carry men for the first time in a few months. I find myself thinking about Grissom again. I think he would…
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