Die US-Raumfahrt-Legende Walter Schirra, einer der ersten sieben US-Astronauten, ist tot. Schirra sei am Mittwoch in La Jolla (Kalifornien) im Alter von 84 Jahren gestorben, teilte die US ...

Omega has announced a new version of its celebrated Speedmaster watch, one that pays overt tribute to its space-age legacy.

Seven years before the moon landing, in 1962, astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra wore his personal Speedmaster during the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program, giving that model its own place ...

On October 11, 1968, Apollo 7 laid the groundwork for a journey of orbiting the Moon and then, one day, landing on it. [...] ...

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 ...

Bolder than a chore jacket, and less Fight Club than its leather counterpart, the elegance of this piece has truly stood the ...

At about six minutes after takeoff, Commander Walter Schirra reports, "She is riding like a dream." October 12, Summer Olympics The 19th Summer Olympic games open in Mexico City, Mexico.

Barring last-minute delays, Astronauts Walter Schirra, Walter Cunningham and Donn Eisele will be shot into earth orbit aboard Apollo 7 in the first manned flight of the spacecraft that will ...

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 ...