Editors Corner Walter M. Schirra Jr. was one of the original seven astronauts and the only man to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs. The quick-witted Navy captain, who was known as Wally, was the fifth American in space at a time when NASA’s manned space program was young and untested. His Oct. 3, 1962, Mercury flight, which lasted 9 hours, 13 minutes and 11 seconds, was considered textbook-perfect. |
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