Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (/ʃɜːrˈɑː/, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one...
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movements have been marketed under the Speedmaster name. Astronaut Walter Schirra was the first person to wear one in space in 1962 during his Mercury-Atlas...
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American science fiction writer Walter Bishop Jr., an American jazz pianist Wally Schirra (full name Walter Marty Schirra Jr.), an American naval aviator...
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Apollo 7 (category Wally Schirra)
Apollo 7 crew was commanded by Walter M. Schirra, with command module pilot Donn F. Eisele and Lunar Module pilot R. Walter Cunningham (so designated even...
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Steve Kimbrough in Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1982), the astronaut Walter Schirra in The Right Stuff (1983), and actor Charles Bronson in the television...
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Chang Díaz (Costa Rica/USA*), Space Shuttle (1986–2002) 3 spacecraft Walter Schirra (USA) – launched aboard a Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo (1962–1968) John...
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Schweickart were named as the backup crew. On September 29, Walter Schirra, Eisele, and Walter Cunningham were named as the prime crew for a second Block...
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The Right Stuff (film) (category Wally Schirra)
including John Glenn of the United States Marine Corps, Alan Shepard, Walter Schirra and Scott Carpenter of the United States Navy, as well as Cooper, Grissom...
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media. They were reprimanded by NASA officials. On December 15, 1965, Walter Schirra discreetly brought a harmonica on board Gemini VI-A and played the song...
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next morning, the ship docked at the port of Naha. Fellow astronaut Walter Schirra and other NASA officials flew in to greet them before the astronauts...
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