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Donn Eisele

United States

Donn Eisele was an American NASA astronaut and United States Air Force officer who served as command module pilot on Apollo 7 in October 1968, the first crewed flight of the Apollo program following the fatal Apollo 1 fire. The eleven-day Earth-orbit mission successfully tested the redesigned Apollo spacecraft and restored confidence in the program ahead of later crewed lunar missions. It was Eiseles only spaceflight.

Facts
Birth Year
1930 1
Nationality
American 1
Number of Flights
1 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Pilot 1
Dating
Selection Year
1963 1
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Donn Eisele was a NASA astronaut who flew as Command Module pilot on Apollo 7.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Donn F. Eisele - WikipediaWikipedia: Donn Eisele, lead section

Missions Crewed

Apollo 7, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 7 (Wikipedia)Lead section

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Donn F. Eisele - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Donn Eisele
Sources
1. Donn F. Eisele - Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia biography
    Donn Fulton Eisele was born June 23, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Wikipedia biography [nationality]
    He was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut
  • Infobox, selection
  • Article text: role pilot
    He served as command module pilot for the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Donn Fulton Eisele (June 23, 1930, December 1, 1987) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and later a NASA astronaut.
  • Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Donn Eisele, lead section
  • In Group: Apollo and Skylab Astronauts, Lead sentence
    He served as command module pilot for the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.
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2. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 1 to 100
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 45, Donn F. Eisele
Quote, Astronaut record 45, Donn F. Eisele
"name": "Donn F. Eisele" ... "flights_count": 1
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Wikidata: Donn Eisele
Wikidata Q449706, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Apollo 7 (Wikipedia)
Missions Crewed: Apollo 7, Lead section
Quote, Missions Crewed: Apollo 7, Lead section
Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham were first named as an Apollo crew on September 29, 1966.
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