Apollo 7 was launched in 1968 and paved the way for the moon landing by Apollo 11 a few months later.
At the age of 90, astronaut Walter Cunningham (Walter Cunningham), who was the last living astronaut who participated in NASA’s “Apollo 7” mission, the first NASA mission to be broadcast live, died on Tuesday in Houston, USA.
Apollo 7 launched on Oct. 11, 1968, and paved the way for the moon landing by Apollo 11 a few months later on July 20, 1969. Six hours after the moon landing, on July 21, Armstrong became the first man to stepped on the surface of the Moon.
Cunningham was the pilot of the Apollo 7 lunar lander, and was accompanied by Navy Capt. Walter Schirra and Air Force Maj. Donn Eisele.
Nasa confirmed Cunningham’s death and said he was “a critical factor in the success of the lunar landing program”.
The US space agency said goodbye to its astronaut with a touching video
Today we mourn the passing of Walt Cunningham: US Marine, patriot, and Apollo astronaut.
Cunningham spent 11 days in low-Earth orbit during Apollo 7, the first crewed Apollo flight, and was instrumental to our Moon landing’s program success: https://t.co/VrXhOwQwYd pic.twitter.com/8uquEjdxM7
— NASA (@NASA) January 3, 2023
After retiring from Nasa in 1971, Cunningham became a public commentator and radio host.
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