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Wally Schirra Dead at 84

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the rare-breed-of-heroes dept.

UglyTool writes "Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to have flown on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, died of a heart attack at a hospital in San Diego. Wallyschirra.com has much more on the man, his life, and his contributions to the American Space Program."

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  1. From a different time by Gription · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wally excelled in quite a different era. It was a time where men were creating a new type of future where anything was possible with the application of human ingenuity and effort. He was a shining example of this stage of history.

    We now seem to see a future where human ingenuity is being bent to restrict mankind.

    Wally, we need more like you. You will be missed.