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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.

 

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Credit: NASA

Image Number: SPD-MARSH-8892072

Date: 1959

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Uploaded on October 3, 2024
Taken circa 1959