Published 2000
by Apogee Books in Burlington, Ont .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | compiled from the NASA archives & edited by Robert Godwin. |
| Contributions | Godwin, Robert, 1958- |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | TL789.8.U6 A51163 2000 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 272 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 272 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3754110M |
| ISBN 10 | 1896522645 |
| LC Control Number | 2003446827 |
The primary objectives for the Apollo 7 engineering test flight were simple: Demonstrate command and service module, or CSM, and crew performance; demonstrate crew, space vehicle and mission support facilities performance during a crewed CSM mission; and demonstrate CSM rendezvous capability. A beautiful, cloth-bound large format photography book, encasing over stunning images from each of the 11 manned Apollo missions. Additional chapters in the book elaborate on the photographic training the astronauts underwent and the modified Hasselblad camera equipment they were using. Apollo 7, launched on Oct. 11, , was the first American crewed flight since Gemini The mission was a test flight of the Apollo’s systems in Earth orbit to prepare for more ambitious missions leading up to the Moon landing. Apollo 7 was the first crewed spaceflight of the Apollo program that went into space. The crew of Wally Schirra, Don Eisele and Walter Cunningham spent nearly 11 .
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