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The Apollo 7 Flight Journal

David Woods, Dave Hardin, Rob McCray and Alexander Turhanov


Welcome to this 3 August 2019 release of the Apollo 7 Flight Journal, part of the Apollo Flight Journal series.

Like its companion, the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, it is intended to be a resource for all those interested in the Apollo program, whether in a passing or scholarly capacity.

This journal covers the flight of Apollo 11 from launch to splashdown. As a living document, it will continue to grow and evolve. Journals for other Apollo flights are available at the AFJ Portal.

Journals for other Apollo flights are available at the AFJ Portal.


Bibliography and Links

Apollo 7

Index of Journal Explanations
Index of Flight Images
Apollo 7 Flight Summary

NASA Documentary: The Flight of Apollo 7 (14:18 WMV)

The Apollo Journey Begins


Correspondence regarding corrections, additions and typographic errors are welcome and should be sent to David Woods at .

The most recent updates to the Journal are listed in the updates file.


The corrected transcript, commentary, and other text incorporated in the Apollo Flight Journal is protected by copyright. No portion of the Journal may be reproduced or copied onto any medium (except as required by browsing software) without express permission from the authors. Specifically, the unauthorized creation of personal copies, or of copies for sale is prohibited. Unauthorized commercial use of the Apollo Flight Journal is prohibited; and the commercial use of the name or likeness of any of the astronauts without his express permission is prohibited.

The United States Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of the Apollo Flight Journal, or to allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.

These files are copyright © 2010-2019. W. David Woods, Robert McCray and Alexander Turhanov.

Last updated 2019-08-03