The USS Wasp (CV-18), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, earned a remarkable eight battle stars and numerous commendations for ...

In 1955, low water levels in the Mississippi River revealed bridge supports and mud flats due to Midwest drought.

On Oct. 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas ...

The hurricane has been snapped from space by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, who has been observing its development over the last few days and has been photographing it through the window of the ...

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Released in 1959, before Omega’s Speedmaster was selected by NASA to outfit its astronauts, the CK 2998 was worn by astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra on the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury ...

The company is releasing its new Speedmaster, modeled on the one worn by Walter “Wally” Schirra on the Sigma 7 mission By ...

(NewsNation) — Freshly back from space, NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson said it was privilege to spend six months on the International Space Station and work with Russian partners to journey to and from ...

This is no ordinary watch — it’s the CK 2998, the very timepiece that NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra strapped to his wrist during the Sigma 7 mission, America’s third and longest ...

NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra famously wore the second-gen Speedy on the Mercury-Atlas 8: Sigma 7 mission of 1962, earning it the title of “first Omega in Space.” Omega did drop a ...

While the original CK 2998 FOiS was known to be a personal reference of NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra, who ended up wearing it during the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program in 1962.