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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Space History - What Is Crude Apollo 7?
Right ascension and declination for those who don't know are sky coordinates that astronomers use. It's like latitude and longitude on the Earth to identify where you're looking in the sky. Apollo 7, the first crude Apollo mission to space, flew this week in 1968. Wally Shara is the only astronaut to fly in Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
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