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Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (/ ʃ ɜː ˈ r ɑː / shur-AH; 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.
According to Cunningham, Schirra originally had limited interest in making a third spaceflight, beginning to focus on his post-NASA career. Flying the first mission after the fire changed things: "Wally Schirra was being pictured as the man chosen to rescue the manned space program. And that was a task worthy of Wally's interest."
At the time of his death, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF. [77] [78] [79] Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra Jr. Hackensack, New Jersey, March 12, 1923 May 3, 2007: Schirra graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1945.
After the deaths of Wally Schirra, Eugene Cernan, and John Young, he was the last surviving crew member of Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, and Apollo 10. In 1993, the Stafford Air & Space Museum was founded in his hometown of Weatherford, Oklahoma. Originally just two rooms, it has grown to over 63,000 square feet (5,850 m 2) of artifact space.
Married until his death in 2016 Betty Moore (1945) Gus Grissom: Married until his death in the 1967 Apollo 1 accident Josephine Fraser (1946) Wally Schirra: Married until his death in 2007 Louise Brewer (1945) Alan Shepard: Married until his death in 1998. Marjorie Lunney (1955) Deke Slayton: Divorced 1978 Group 2 (New Nine) Jan Shearon (1956 ...
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