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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. Who the fuck is that ? by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is that news ?
    Does he already stink ?

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    1. Re:Who the fuck is that ? by Cornflake917 · · Score: -1, Troll

      What's really new is apparently there was only one astronaut that was used for all those missions? I knew it, the moon landing was fake! NASA can't even keep their number of astronauts consistent.

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  2. I just wanted to share by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just dropped a huge deuce!! Man it was awesome! It had lots of peanuts and corn in it too!

  3. Poor guy by johansalk · · Score: 0, Troll

    Exposure to too much space radiation must've killed him.

  4. Re:From a different time by operagost · · Score: 0, Troll

    How many people did the space program free and make a better life for during Shira's time? How many poor did it feed?

    Food: Tang and freeze-dried ice cream.

    Clothing: Velcro. And those emergency blankets!

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