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    Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (/ʃɜːrˈɑː/, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one...
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    movements have been marketed under the Speedmaster name. Astronaut Walter Schirra was the first person to wear one in space in 1962 during his Mercury-Atlas...
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    Apollo 7 (category Wally Schirra)
    Apollo 7 crew was commanded by Walter M. Schirra, with command module pilot Donn F. Eisele and lunar module pilot R. Walter Cunningham (so designated even...
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  • American science fiction writer Walter Bishop Jr., an American jazz pianist Wally Schirra (full name Walter Marty Schirra Jr.), an American naval aviator...
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    Steve Kimbrough in Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1982), the astronaut Walter Schirra in The Right Stuff (1983), and actor Charles Bronson in the television...
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    Chang Díaz (Costa Rica/USA*), Space Shuttle (1986–2002) 3 spacecraft Walter Schirra (USA) – launched aboard a Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo (1962–1968) John...
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  • The Right Stuff (film) (category Wally Schirra)
    including John Glenn of the United States Marine Corps, Alan Shepard, Walter Schirra and Scott Carpenter of the United States Navy, as well as Cooper, Grissom...
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    Schweickart were named as the backup crew. On September 29, Walter Schirra, Eisele, and Walter Cunningham were named as the prime crew for a second Block...
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  • World War I Joseph L. Romano Vito Trause - World War II prisoner of war Walter Schirra - naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and...
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    146-by-148-nautical-mile (270 by 274 km) orbit. As they slowly gained, Walter Schirra put Gemini 6A's computer in charge of the rendezvous, and at five hours...
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