Apollo 7 Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., right, flew the last 420 miles of his successful space mission in a twin-engine aircraft today between the USS Essex, prime recovery ship, and Cape Kennedy's skid strip.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA
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Apollo 7 Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., right, flew the last 420 miles of his successful space mission in a twin-engine aircraft today between the USS Essex, prime recovery ship, and Cape Kennedy's skid strip.