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| Birthdate: | 12.03.1923 |
| Birthplace: | Hackensack / New Jersey |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 02.04.1959 |
| Selection group: | NASA-1 |
| Job: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 01.07.1969 |
| Day of death: | 02.05.2007 |
| Place of death: | San Diego / California |
| No. | Mission | Job | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Mercury 8 | PLT | 03.10.1962 | 9h 13m |
| 2 | Gemini 6A | CDR | 15.12. - 16.12.1965 | 1d 01h 51m |
| 3 | Apollo 7 | CDR | 11.10. - 22.10.1968 | 10d 20h 08m |
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| No. | Mission | Job |
| 1 | Mercury 7 | Pilot |
| 2 | Gemini 3 | CDR |
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy,
1945; recipient of three honorary doctorates; Captain,
USN, Ret.; flew 90
combat missions during the Korean War; test pilot; he is the only astronaut to
have flown Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo; later own firm (Schirra Enterprises)
and private adviser, later retired; hobbies: Skiing, hunting, sailing,
fishing. |
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