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18 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
- Former Astronaut Walter "Wally" Schirra
Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury,...
- Former Astronaut Walter "Wally" Schirra
18 de jun. de 2024 · Learn about Walter Schirra, one of the first seven Americans in space and the third to orbit the Earth. Explore his biography, missions, awards, and legacy at NASA.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Manned mission in orbit for 9 hours. Walter M. Schirra was the astronaut who flew on this mission. Learn More
20 de jun. de 2024 · Managers reached the decision after reviewing findings from the Review Board headed by astronaut Walter M. Schirra that investigated the Dec. 8, 1968 crash of LLTV-1 as well as results from flights in LLTV-2 made by MSC test pilots Harold E. “Bud” Ream and Jere B. Cobb.
Hace 2 días · The crew that flew the first Earth orbital test mission Apollo 7, Walter M. Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham, were awarded the lesser NASA Exceptional Service Medal, because of discipline problems with the flight director's orders during their flight.
Hace 2 días · Nearly two and a half years before the OMEGA Speedmaster was qualified by NASA for all its manned space flights, astronaut Wally Schirra wore his own Speedmaster chronograph into space on the Mercury Sigma 7 mission.
2 de jul. de 2024 · Mercury Atlas 8 (MA-8, also Sigma 7) was the third manned orbital flight of the Mercury program. The pilot was Walter M. Schirra, Jr. The objectives of MA-8 were to: (1) evaluate the performance of the man-spacecraft system in a six-pass orbital mission; (2) evaluate the effects of an extended orbital space flight on the astronaut ...
