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27 de mar. de 2017 · 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 manned orbital flight by the United States, and made the six orbits in 9-1/4 hours.
Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (12. března 1923 Hackensack, New Jersey, USA – 3. května 2007 La Jolla, Kalifornie) byl americký zkušební pilot a astronaut, jeden z původní sedmičky astronautů vybraných v rámci prvního amerického pilotovaného kosmického programu Mercury.Byl jediným Američanem, který absolvoval lety v kosmických lodích programů Mercury, Gemini a Apollo.
3 de may. de 2007 · During later Apollo missions he served as a news consultant, often being interviewed by journalist Walter Cronkite on CBS News. Schirra's logbooks show a total of 4,577 hours flight time (295 in space) and 267 carrier landings. In the 1983 film "The Right Stuff" he was portayed by actor Lance Henriksen.
16 de oct. de 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, he ...
2 de may. de 2007 · Korean War veteran Walter “Wally” M. Schirra Jr. flew a total of 90 combat missions as an exchange pilot with the 154th U.S. Air Force Fighter Bomber Squadron in F-84E aircraft. Schirra was among the first group of seven astronauts selected by NASA in 1959 and participated in projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. He was the only astronaut ever to fly in each of these programs. In 1962 ...
10 de jun. de 2006 · Walter M. Schirra III was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on child pornography possession charges stemming from a 2004 search of his home. Advertisement.
Walter M. Schirra. (Hackensak, 1923) Astronauta estadounidense. Se graduó en la Academia Naval en 1945 y pasó al Programa de Entrenamiento de Vuelo en Pensacola (Florida), tras lo cual fue destinado como piloto de portaaviones. Participó en la guerra de Corea (1950-1953), donde llegó a realizar noventa misiones de combate volando en cazas F ...
