Schirra

[shi-rah]

noun

1. Walter Marty, Jr. 1923–2007, U.S. astronaut.

Example Sentences

First up that morning was a visit from American astronaut Walter Schirra.

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Schirra was shown into the Oval Office with his wife and two kids.

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Stafford was assigned along with Wally Schirra to Gemini 6.

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With command pilot Walter M. Schirra Jr. and navigator Donn F. Eisele, Mr. Cunningham spent 11 days in space, orbiting Earth 163 times before safely splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Neither Mr. Cunningham nor Schirra nor Eisele would fly in future space flights, a source of sadness for Mr. Cunningham.

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