U.S. space pioneer Wally Schirra helped lead the United States into the space age as one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. He died in 2007 at the age of 84.
Last week during the blogger fam tour, we had a tremendous tour of the Cosmosphere by the CEO, Chris Orwoll. During our behind the scene tour, he showed us a photo of Guenter Wendt, known as the "Padleader" during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. When he showed us this photo I was instantly reminded of how important so many people are to any project of this magnitude. Those of us outside the industry may not know their names, but they play a critical role. It was Guenter Wendt who... Read Full Story
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Eisele: one flight, no book
Donn Eisele, an Apollo astronaut, had one flight: Apollo 7. This was the shakedown flight to test out America’s moonship—and put the country back on track after the tragic Apollo 1 fire.
Eisele performed his job well on the mission. But he had problems nonetheless which contributed to his short career as an active astronaut.
Before the flight, Eisele was distracted. He was having an affair and covering it up poorly. It interfered with his work; at least that... Read Full Story
Wally Schirra was the only astronaut to fly on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo flights. He was the third American into space when he orbited Earth six times in an October 1962 Mercury flight. Read Full Story
March 12, 1923: was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.
One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, Schirra went on to fly in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, America's first three space programs.
He died on May 3, 2007 of a heart attack due to malignant mesothelioma at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California.
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