Astronaut. He was NASA's third civilian astronaut. He was selected to become an astronaut on October 11, 1968 as one of their future Lunar Module Pilot's. Along with Walter M. Schirra and Donn F. Eisele he was assigned to the NASA Apollo 7 mission. Apollo 7 was the first crewed flight of the Apollo command module. The mission took place with a launch date of October 11, 1968 and a splashdown date of October 22, 1968. It was an 11 day mission and carried no Lunar Module. During the mission he was responsible for all spacecraft systems except launch and navigation. During the mission he logged 263 hours in the 11 day mission. Before retiring from NASA in 1971 he became the head of the Skylab Branch of the Astronaut Office. After leaving NASA he returned to college in 1974 worked as an investor. In 1977 he published a book titled "The All-American Boys." He also became a radio talk show host and public speaker. In 2008 NASA awarded him the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his Apollo 7 mission. He passed away from complications resulting from a fall.
Astronaut. He was NASA's third civilian astronaut. He was selected to become an astronaut on October 11, 1968 as one of their future Lunar Module Pilot's. Along with Walter M. Schirra and Donn F. Eisele he was assigned to the NASA Apollo 7 mission. Apollo 7 was the first crewed flight of the Apollo command module. The mission took place with a launch date of October 11, 1968 and a splashdown date of October 22, 1968. It was an 11 day mission and carried no Lunar Module. During the mission he was responsible for all spacecraft systems except launch and navigation. During the mission he logged 263 hours in the 11 day mission. Before retiring from NASA in 1971 he became the head of the Skylab Branch of the Astronaut Office. After leaving NASA he returned to college in 1974 worked as an investor. In 1977 he published a book titled "The All-American Boys." He also became a radio talk show host and public speaker. In 2008 NASA awarded him the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his Apollo 7 mission. He passed away from complications resulting from a fall.
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