events-1968

Apollo 7 is sent to space (http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/1968/reference/timeline.html)

1) The crew consisted of : Cunningham, Eisele, Schira.(http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo7.htm) 2)The backup crew was Cernan, Staffard, Young.(http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo7.htm) 3) Apollo 7 was in space longer than all the Soviet missions combined up to that date.(http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/as07/a07sum.htm)