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Walter Marty Schirra Jr., dit Wally Schirra, né le 12 mars 1923 à Hackensack et mort le 3 mai 2007 à La Jolla, est un aviateur de la marine américaine, pilote d'essai et astronaute américain. En 1959, il devient l'un des sept premiers astronautes choisis par la National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pour le ...
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.
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.
18 juin 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.
6 juin 2024 · Wally Schirra (born March 12, 1923, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.—died May 3, 2007, La Jolla, California) was a U.S. astronaut who flew the Mercury Sigma 7 (1962) and was command pilot of Gemini 6 (1965), which made the first rendezvous in space.
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3 oct. 2022 · 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.
4 mai 2007 · Walter M. Schirra Jr., one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the only astronaut to fly in all three of NASA’s earliest manned space programs — Mercury, Gemini and Apollo —...
