Preceded by:
Apollo 6 - Followed by:
Apollo 8
Apollo 7: NASA was the first manned mission in the
Apollo program to be launched. It was an eleven-day earth-orbital mission, the first manned launch of the Saturn 1-B launch vehicle, and the first three-man
American space mission.
- Launched: October 11, 1968
- Returned: October 22, 1968
- Crew members: Wally Schirra (commander), Donn Eisele (senior pilot) and Walter Cunningham (pilot).
