In memory of Glynn Lunney who passed away on March 19, 2021
He was a flight director for the #Apollo11 Moon landing mission & was lead flight director for #Apollo7, the first crewed Apollo flight & #Apollo10, the dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing
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#OTD March 16, 1932
#Apollo7 astronaut,
Walt Cunningham was born.
(RIP)
"Live your life in such a way that once is enough"
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March 12, 1923 Walter “Wally” Schirra was born in Hackensack, NJ. Schirra was a part of Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A and #Apollo7
Schirra was one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, United States first effort to put humans in space
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What Were the Last Words Spoken on the Moon?
December 14, 1972 #Apollo17
According to #Apollo7 astronaut Walter Cunningham in his book The All-American Boys, Cernan's final words on the moon were: "Let's get this mother out of here." 😉
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22. Okt. 1968: Sichere Wasserung von #Apollo7 in der Karibik. Nach zehn Tagen im All war der Beweis für die Leistungsfähigkeit erbracht.
The morning sun reflecting on the Gulf of Mexico
October 20, 1968
#Apollo7
#Cunningham
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Apollo 7's S-IB in Orbit
The Saturn’s tumbling empty second (S-IB) stage is seen from #Apollo7, following the crew’s rendezvous with it on the afternoon of October 12, 1968.
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This view of southern California was taken by the #Apollo7 crew during their 18th revolution of the Earth on October 12, 1968.
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This view of southern California was taken by the #Apollo7 crew during their 18th revolution of the Earth on October 12, 1968.
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11. Okt. 1968: #Apollo7, der erste bemannte Raumflug d. Apollo-Programms startet mit Donn Eisele, Walter Schirra, Walter Cunningham an Bord. Im Erdorbit wurden mehrere Rendezvous-Manöver simuliert und durchgeführt um spätere Mondflüge vorzubereiten.
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Bu gün, 1968-ci ildə, NASA Apollo 7 missiyasını – ilk uğurlu insanlı Apollo missiyasını – başlatmışdır.
#NASA #Apollo7
Launch Day #Apollo7 - the first mission in the United States' Apollo program to carry a crew into space. October 11, 1968
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Launch Day #Apollo7 - the first mission in the United States' Apollo program to carry a crew into space. October 11, 1968
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#Apollo7 Saturn IB blasting off from LC-34 on October 11, 1968, while a Saturn V undergoes testing at LC-39A to support the Apollo 8 mission later the same year.
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Margaret Weis - You choose to go voluntarily into the fire....
#Apollo7 / Saturn 1b launch
October 11, 1968
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October 11, 1968 - #Apollo7 is launched from Cape Kennedy and was the first mission in the United States' Apollo program to carry a crew into space. It was also the first U.S. spaceflight to carry astronauts since the flight of Gemini XII in November 1966.
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October 11, 1968 Launch Day
First manned test flight of the CSM #Apollo7 was the only manned Apollo mission launched on a Saturn 1-B rocket and from pad 34 at Cape
Kennedy.
Apollo 7 was the first manned test of the Command and Service Module
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October 11, 1968
NASA launched #Apollo7, the first manned flight of the Apollo Program
Primary among the objectives of the 11-day mission was a test of the service propulsion system (SPS).
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Rendezvous in space
S-IVB stage in Earth orbit
October 11, 1968
signed by Walt Cunningham;
#Apollo7
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October 11, 1968
NASA launched #Apollo7, the first manned flight of the Apollo Program and the first live network television broadcast from space. It was also the
first test of the command and service module in Earth orbit!
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October 11, 1968 - #Apollo7 is launched from Cape Kennedy and was the first mission in the United States' Apollo program to carry a crew into space. It was also the first U.S. spaceflight to carry astronauts since the flight of Gemini XII in November 1966.
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October 11, 1968
The #Apollo7 astronauts prepare for their historic launch - the first crewed #NASA mission since #Gemini 12.
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#Apollo7 Crew Trains to Test Technology for Missions to the Moon
This August 5, 1968 image was taken aboard the MV Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Apollo 7 crew practiced water egress procedures in preparation for the October 1968 mission.
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[la Crónica] Fotos encontradas – un viaje al espacio
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#fotografia #viajeespacial #NASA #Apollo7 #Hasselblad #70mm #photography
[la Crónica] Gevonden foto’s – een ruimtereis
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#photography #Apollo7 #Hasselblad #70mmfilm #blog
Reminder:
NASA's Apollo program landed on the moon in five competent, accountable steps. FIVE.
#Apollo7 #Apollo8 #Apollo9 #Apollo10 #Apollo11
The #Apollo6 mission, which took place on April 4, 1968, was the last uncrewed Apollo flight. The success of the mission allowed the next Apollo mission, #Apollo7, to be launched with a crew.
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