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The Columbus Dispatch
Donn Eisele's Journey from Columbus to Apollo 7
Donn Eisele, a Columbus native, was one of the three astronauts on NASA's Apollo 7 mission in 1968, which was the first manned U.S. space flight after a hiatus and marked by live TV broadcasts from space. His role involved testing the spacecraft's guidance systems, and the mission helped demonstrate NASA's capability following the Apollo 1 fire. Despite the mission's success and his recognition, Eisele's later life was marked by personal and professional difficulties, and he never flew in space again.
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