| Name: Cunningham, Walter | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 1 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Rocket No. | Landing Date - Rocket No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Apollo 7 | October 11, 1968 - AS-205 | October 22, 1968 - AS-205 |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Apollo 1 / AS-204 (Cancelled) |
Second Backup Crew for the first Apollo C mission The crew died when a fire swept through the Apollo CSM-102 spacecraft during a preflight test for the Apollo AS-204 mission, one month before launch. The mission was renamed Apollo 1 at the request of Grissom's widow. |
| Apollo AS-205 (Cancelled) |
Proposed Prime Crew for the second Apollo C mission The second planned solo test space flight of the Apollo command and service modules was officially cancelled on December 22, 1966 when the flight was seen as unnecessary. Apollo 7 completed the objectives of the Apollo C mission after the Apollo 1 fire. The prime crew became the new backup crew of the Apollo AS-204 mission after the Apollo AS-205 mission was cancelled. |
| 1. Apollo 7 | First manned flight of Apollo Command & Service Modules in Earth orbit (CSM-101) |
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Updated - January 12, 2005