Comment Comment by bdefore Interesting I had no idea. This was also the first crewed mission following the Apollo 1 failure. There's some explanation of what they disagreed on here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_7#Conflict_and_splashdo...The commander resisted the start of the first live TV broadcast in space for safety reasons. The mission had both technical and public relations goals, and it's fascinating to see these in understandable conflict. parent bdefore 3 years ago
The commander resisted the start of the first live TV broadcast in space for safety reasons. The mission had both technical and public relations goals, and it's fascinating to see these in understandable conflict.