Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra
Full Description:
Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-8 (Mercury-Atlas) mission with Sigma 7 spacecraft was the third marned orbital flight by the United States, and made the six orbits in 9-1/4 hours.
Date of Image:
1959-04-27
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
Schirra
term:
Mercury-Atlas
term:
Original Seven Astronauts
term:
Mercury Project
term:
MA-8
term:
Sigma 7
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
United States of America
facet_when:
April 27, 1959
facet_when_year:
1959
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
8892072
NIX #:
MSFC-8892072
MSFC Negative Number:
8892072
UID:
SPD-MARSH-8892072
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