Wally Schirra
SP734
£150.00
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (12 March 1923 – 3 May 2007) was a distinguished American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut and Commander of Apollo 7 mission.
He was selected as one of the original seven astronauts for Project Mercury in 1959, marking the United States' pioneering venture into human spaceflight. On 3 October 1962, Schirra piloted the historic Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, orbiting the Earth six times in the spacecraft he affectionately named Sigma 7. This mission solidified his place as the fifth American and ninth human to venture into space.
Schirra's groundbreaking achievements extended into the Gemini program, where in December 1965, he orchestrated the first-ever space rendezvous, skillfully maneuvering his Gemini 6A spacecraft within an astonishing 30 cm of the Gemini 7 craft. His exemplary leadership continued into the Apollo programme, where he commanded Apollo 7 in October 1968, conducting an 11-day shakedown test of the Apollo Command/Service Module in low Earth orbit, marking the programme's first crewed launch.
Schirra's legacy as an astronaut is unmatched, as he holds the distinction of being the first to journey into space three times, spanning the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programmes. Throughout his illustrious career, he spent a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. Following his retirement from NASA and the Navy, Schirra continued to contribute to space exploration as a consultant to CBS News, co-anchoring the network's coverage of all seven NASA Moon landing missions alongside Walter Cronkite.
DETAIL
Personally signed official NASA photograph. Overall dimensions 20 x 25cm
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