Schirra
Americannoun
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To the surprise of the team listening back at base, Stafford and Schirra performed Jingle Bells.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Eisele died at 57 in 1987 of a heart attack, and Schirra died at 84 in 2007.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Major Eisele, who died in 1987, was represented by his widow, Susan Eisele-Black; Captain Schirra, who died in 2007, by the astronaut Bill Anders.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
In 1962, James invited Walter Schirra, a personal friend and the first astronaut to go into space three times, to his children’s La Mirada school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
First up that morning was a visit from American astronaut Walter Schirra.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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