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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. IIRC by 0racle · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From the Star Trek 25th anniversary special, he's the one who couldn't figure out how to land the USS Enterprise.

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  2. MOD PARENT DOWN- plagiarizing karmawhore by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    pathetic