Astronaut Walter M. Schirra
Full Description: Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-8 (Mercury-Atlas) mission with Sigma 7 spacecraft was the third marned orbital flight by the United States, and made the six orbits in 9-1/4 hours.
Born March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, NJ, Schirra passed away on May 3, 2007.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: SPD-MARSH-8892072
Date: 1959
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra
Full Description: Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-8 (Mercury-Atlas) mission with Sigma 7 spacecraft was the third marned orbital flight by the United States, and made the six orbits in 9-1/4 hours.
Born March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, NJ, Schirra passed away on May 3, 2007.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: SPD-MARSH-8892072
Date: 1959