Apollo 7 made the first live television broadcast from an American spacecraft, during which the crew displayed hand-lettered cue cards reading 'From the Lovely Apollo Room High Atop Everything' and 'Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming In, Folks.'
Sources
- The Flight (and Fights) of Apollo 7 - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.history.com/articles/apollo-7-near-mutiny-ground-control-astronauts (history.com)
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-live-from-the-apollo-room (nasa.gov)
- https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/walter-cunningham-1932-2023 (airandspace.si.edu)
- https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/349118307026074-apollo-7-flown-cue-card-from-the-first-live-television-broadcast-from-an-american-spacecraft/ (rrauction.com)
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