and a 1962 report to the U.S. Congress on the status of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs; A hardcover copy of "We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves," published by Simon & Schuster in 1962 ...

October 11-12: After extensive redesign work, Apollo 7, commanded by Wally Schirra (the only astronaut to command Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions) enters earth orbit in the first test of the ...