Wally Schirra, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, was the only one of them to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.

The 18-karat gold Apollo 11 commemorative Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph presented to Wally Schirra sold for $1.9 mission at RR Auction of New Hampshire — the most-ever paid for an ...

Schirra, 84, was the first astronaut to fly three times in space. May 3, 2007 — -- Walter M. Schirra Jr., one of America's original seven astronauts, has died at the age of 84. Schirra, said ...

Walter “Wally” Schirra Jr., who followed his barnstorming parents into the sky as a Navy combat pilot and the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs, has died. He was ...

Wally Schirra once told Chris Kraft to go to hell. Remember the astronaut, who died this week at 84, for a lot of things, but put that particular bit of courage near the top of your list. Nobody ...

Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr., who followed his barnstorming parents into the sky as a Navy combat pilot and was the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs, has ...

Josephine "Jo" Schirra, married 62 years to one of the original Project Mercury astronauts, died April 27 at her Rancho Santa Fe home.

Before he became one of the Mercury Seven, the irreverent astronaut Walter Schirra cut his teeth flying Navy fighters.

Fifty years ago on Wednesday, the United States launched its fifth astronaut into space. Wally Schirra, Jr. rode his one-man Mercury spacecraft atop an Atlas rocket to orbit on Oct. 3, 1962. The ...

From that point on, Hasselblad cameras flew on every Mercury, Gemini and Apollo mission, including the unforgettable Apollo ...

Walter “Walt” Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency’s famed Apollo program, died early Tuesday morning at the age of 90, NASA said.

The CK 2998 was the personal choice of astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra.