SchirraWalter Marty, Jr. "Wally"USA |
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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 |
Position: | CDR |
Status: | Ret. 01.07.1969 |
Day of death: | 03.05.2007 |
Place of death: | San Diego, California |
No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
1 | Mercury 8 Sigma 7 | PLT | 03.10.1962 | 9h 13m |
2 | Gemini 6A | Command Pilot | 15.12. - 16.12.1965 | 1d 01h 51m |
3 | Apollo 7 | CDR | 11.10. - 22.10.1968 | 10d 20h 09m |
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Total | 12d 07h 13m |
No. | Mission | Position |
1 | Mercury 7 | Pilot |
2 | Gemini 3 | Command Pilot |
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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Last update on February 29, 2020. |