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Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (Hackensack, 12 de março de 1923 – San Diego, 3 de maio de 2007) foi um aviador naval, piloto de teste e astronauta norte-americano, o primeiro humano a viajar ao espaço em três ocasiões diferentes.
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.
19 de out. de 2023 · Learn about Walter M. Schirra, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, who flew on Sigma 7, Gemini 6 and Apollo 7 missions. See his personal data, awards, military service and clubs.
27 de jul. de 2023 · 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.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Wally Schirra, U.S. astronaut who flew the Mercury Sigma 7 flight (1962) and was command pilot of Gemini 6 (1965), which made the first space rendezvous. He was the only astronaut to fly in all three of the early U.S. crewed spaceflight programs—Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Learn more about Schirra in this article.
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3 de out. de 2022 · Article. 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.
Morre o astronauta pioneiro Walter Schirra. Piloto foi o único a voar nas três cápsulas americanas: Mercury, Gemini e Apollo. Terceiro americano em órbita, Schirra morreu em casa, aos 84 anos.
