1 min readThis Week in NASA History: Apollo 7 Launches from Kennedy Space Center — Oct. 11, 1968NASAOct 14, 2015 Image Article Lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham writes with a space pen as he performs flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. NASA Lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham writes with a space pen as he performs flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission.