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Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (Hackensack, 12 marzo 1923 – Rancho Santa Fe, 3 maggio 2007) è stato un astronauta statunitense. Fu l'unico astronauta a partecipare attivamente a tutti i tre programmi di volo nello spazio effettuati dagli Stati Uniti d'America: Mercury, Gemini ed Apollo
- 3 maggio 2007
- Deceduto
- 12 marzo 1923
- Stati Uniti
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (/ ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː /, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space.
- July 1, 1969
19 ott 2023 · NASA. 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.
27 lug 2023 · Selected by NASA in 1959, Schirra was one of the Mercury Seven, the first 7 astronauts in America’s space program. On Oct. 3, 1962, astronaut Walter M. “Wally” Schirra completed America’s third and then-longest orbital spaceflight during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. Naming his spacecraft Sigma 7, Schirra completed six orbits ...
30 apr 2024 · Wally Schirra, U.S. astronaut who flew the Mercury Sigma 7 flight (1962) and was command pilot of Gemini 6 (1965), which made the first space rendezvous. He was the only astronaut to fly in all three of the early U.S. crewed spaceflight programs—Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
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3 ott 2022 · Article. On Oct. 3, 1962, astronaut Walter M. “Wally” Schirra completed America’s third and then-longest orbital spaceflight during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. Naming his spacecraft Sigma 7, Schirra completed six orbits of the Earth, conducting engineering tests of his spacecraft and several experiments including photography of the planet.
16 ott 2018 · Walter "Wally" Schirra was the only one of his fellow astronauts to fly in three NASA programs: Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Named as one of NASA's "Original Seven" Mercury astronauts in 1959,...
