“101% successful!” When the Apollo 7 crew splashed down exactly fifty years ago today, their engineering test flight not only passed with flying colors—it also accomplished many firsts, including the first 3-person American spaceflight, the first live TV downlink from an American spacecraft, the first Saturn rocket to launch a crew into space, and the first time hot food was available to a crew in space! This milestone eventually paved the way for the future of lunar exploration and is one of ma