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Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (12 de marzo de 1923-3 de mayo de 2007) fue un piloto de la Marina de los Estados Unidos y astronauta de los programas Mercury, Gemini y Apolo. Pasó un total de 295 horas y 15 minutos en el espacio.
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.
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.
Conoce la vida y obra del astronauta estadounidense que participó en los programas Mercurio, Géminis y Apolo de la NASA. Descubre sus logros, misiones y reconocimientos en el espacio y en el sector privado.
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.
3 de oct. de 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 de may. de 2007 · Wally Schirra was the only astronaut to fly in all three of NASA’s earliest manned space programs — Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
