Posted on March 30, 2016
Command Service Module-101 started through the manufacturing cycle early in 1966. By July, it had been formed, wired, fitted with subsystems, and made ready for testing. After the Apollo 1 fire in January 1967, changes had to be made, mainly in the w...
3-Apollo 7 Launch
2-Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham (left to right) practice climbing out of the spacecraft into a life raft, to perfect recovery procedures
1-Saturn 205’s first stage rests on the pedestal at Launch Complex 34 before mating with other stages for launch
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