{"id":278986,"date":"2023-04-04T17:54:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=people&p=278986"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:39:15","slug":"walter-m-schirra","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/walter-m-schirra\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter M. Schirra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1532\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1532&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Portrait of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. with a model of the Mercury spacecraft.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 35% 41%; object-position: 35% 41%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1532&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=300&h=239&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=768&h=613&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=1024&h=817&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1226&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=400&h=319&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=600&h=479&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=900&h=718&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S62-05526\/S62-05526~large.jpg?w=1200&h=958&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Walter M. Schirra<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Former NASA Astronaut<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born March 12, 1923, in Hackensack, New Jersey. Died on May 2, 2007. Survivors include his wife, daughter and son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Newark College of Engineering (N.J.I.T.), 1941; U.S. Naval Academy, 1942\u20131945 B.S.; Safety Officers School (U.S.C.), 1957; U.S. Navy Test Pilot School (N.A.T.C.) 1958; NASA Astronaut Training, 1959\u20131969; Honorary Doctorate in Astronautical Engineering, Lafayette College, 1969; Honorary Doctorate in Science, U.S.C., 1969; Honorary Doctorate in Astronautics, N.J.I.T., 1969; Trustee, Detroit Institute of Technology, 1969\u20131976; Advisor, Colorado State University, 1977\u20131982; Trustee, National College, South Dakota, 1983\u20131987.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=1354&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1354\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=1354&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 47% 25%; object-position: 47% 25%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=1354&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1354w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=212&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 212w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=768&h=1089&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=722&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 722w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=1083&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1083w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=282&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 282w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=423&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 423w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=635&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 635w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363\/LRC-1959-B701_P-02363~large.jpg?w=846&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Project Mercury astronaut Walter M. Schirra. Schirra was later known as Wally.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Collier Trophy, 1962; Kincheloe Award, SETP, 1963; Haley Astronautics Award – AIAA, 1963, 1969; Harmon International Trophy, 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Military Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross (3); Air Medal (3); NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2); NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1); Philippines Legion of Honor (Commander).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Halls of Fame Inducted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>International Aviation Hall of Fame, San Diego, CA, 1970; New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, Teterboro, NJ, 1977 (approx.); International Space Hall of Fame, Alamagordo, NM, 1981; National Aviation Hall of Fame, Dayton, OH, 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clubs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Society of Experimental Test Pilots (Fellow), 1958-\u2013present; AAS (Fellow), 1960\u2013present; Explorers Club (Fellow) 1965\u2013present; Makai Country Club, Kauai (Princeville), Hi, 1971\u2013present; Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club, 1985\u2013present; San Diego Yacht Club, 1987\u2013present; Charlie Russell Riders, Charter Member, 1985-present; Rancheros Visitadores, Member, 1989\u2013present; Desert Caballeros, Member, 1989\u2013present; Durango Mountain Caballeros, Member, 1989\u2013present; Q.E.D., San Diego, Ca, 1989\u2013present; The Golden Eagles, (Naval Aviators), 1989\u2013present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Schirra was one of the seven Mercury Astronauts named by NASA in April 1959. On October 3, 1962; he piloted the six orbit Sigma 7 Mercury flight; a flight which lasted 9 hours, 15 minutes. The spacecraft attained a velocity of 17,557 miles per hour at an altitude of 175 statue miles and traveled almost 144,000 statute miles before re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere. Recovery of the Sigma 7 spacecraft occurred in the Pacific Ocean about 275 miles northeast of Midway Island.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1529\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=1529&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 41% 6%; object-position: 41% 6%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=1529&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1529w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=239&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 239w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=768&h=964&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=815&h=1023&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 815w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=1223&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1223w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=319&h=401&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=478&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 478w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=717&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 717w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8892072\/8892072~large.jpg?w=956&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 956w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1529px) 100vw, 1529px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Walter M. “Wally” Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-8 (Mercury-Atlas) mission with Sigma 7 spacecraft was the third marned orbital flight by the United States, and made the six orbits in 9-1\/4 hours.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1497&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 45% 23%; object-position: 45% 23%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1497&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=300&h=234&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=768&h=599&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=1024&h=798&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1198&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=400&h=312&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=600&h=468&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=900&h=702&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S65-56151\/S65-56151~large.jpg?w=1200&h=936&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">S65-56151 (October 1965) — Gemini-6 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left), pilot, and Walter M. Schirra Jr., command pilot, are shown during suiting up exercises at Cape Kennedy, Florida.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1905\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=1905&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=1905&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1905w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=150&h=151&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=298&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 298w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=768&h=774&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=1016&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1016w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=1524&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1524w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=50&h=50&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=100&h=101&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 100w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=397&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 397w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=595&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 595w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=893&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 893w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as07-04-1596\/as07-04-1596~large.jpg?w=1191&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1905px) 100vw, 1905px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">AS07-04-1596 (20 Oct. 1968) — A heavy beard covers the face of astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, as he looks out the rendezvous window in front of the commander’s station on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Schirra next served as backup command pilot for the Gemini III Mission and on December 15\u201316, occupied the Command Pilot seat on the history-making Gemini 6 flight. The highlight of this mission was a successful rendezvous of Gemini 6 with the already orbiting Gemini 7 spacecraft, thus, accomplishing the first rendezvous of two manned maneuverable spacecraft and establishing another space first for the United States. Known as a \u201ctext book\u201d pilot, Schirra remained in the spacecraft following his Mercury and Gemini flight and is the first Astronaut to be brought aboard recovery ships twice in this manner. With him on Gemini 6, was Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was the Command Pilot on Apollo VII, the first manned flight test of the three direction United States spacecraft. Apollo VII began on October 11, 1968, with Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele and Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham. Schirra participated in, and executed, maneuvers enabling crew members to perform exercises in transposition and docking and orbit rendezvous with the S-IVB stage from the Saturn IB launch vehicle. The mission completed eight successful tests and maneuvering ignitions of the service module propulsion engine, measured the accuracy of performance of all spacecraft systems, and provided the first effective television transmission of on-board crew activities. Apollo VII was placed in an orbit with an apogee of 153.5 nautical miles and a perigee of 122.6 nautical miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 260 hour 4.5 million mile shake down flight was concluded on October 22, with splashdown occurring in the Atlantic some 8 miles from the carrier Essex (only 3\/10 of a mile from the originally predicted aiming point). Captain Schirra has logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. He is unique in that he is the only Astronaut to have flown Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Director, Imperial American (Oil & Gas), 1967, 68, 69; President, Regency Investors (Leasing), 1969\u20131970; Founder, Environmental Control Co. (ECCO), 1970\u20131973; Director, J.D. Jewel (Chicken Comp.) 1971, 72, 73; Director, First National Bank, Englewood, Co., 1971\u20131978; Belgian Consulate for Colorado and New Mexico, 1971\u20131984; Director, V.P., Chairman, Sernco, 1973\u20131974; Director, Rocky Mountain Airlines, 1973\u20131984; Director, Carlsberg Oil & Gas, 1974, 1975; V. P., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Denver, Co, 1975, 76, 77; Director, Advertising Unlimited, Sleepy Eye, MN, 1978-87; Director, Electromedics, Denver, Co, 1979-1985; President, Prometheus Systems, Inc., 1980\u20131981; Director, Finalco (Leasing Co.), McLean, Va, 1983\u20131988; Director, Cherokee Data Systems, Boulder, Co, 1984\u20131986; Director, Net Air Int., Van Nuys, Ca, 1982\u20131989; Director, Kimberly-Clark, Neenah, Wi, 1983\u20131991; Independent Consultant, Schirra Enterprises, 1979\u2013Present; Director, Zero Plus Telecommunications, Inc., Campbell, Ca, 1986\u2013Present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civic Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Advisory Committee, Oceans Foundations, San Diego, Ca, 1985\u2013present; Advisory Board\/Council, U.S. National Parks (Interior), 1973-1985; Director, Denver Organizing Committee for 1976 Olympics, 1973\u20131975; Advisor, Flight for Life, Mercy Hospital, Denver, Co, 1978\u20131986; Trustee, Colorado Outward Bound School (COB), 1970\u20131974; COB Regional Trustee, 1988\u2013present; Advisory Board, International “Up With People”, 1976\u2013present; Founder\/Director, Mercury Seven Foundation, 1982\u2013present; Director, San Diego Aerospace Museum, 1984\u2013present; Trustee, Scripps Aquarium, 1985\u2013present; International Council, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, Ca, 1989\u2013present; Sharps Hospital, Foundations Board, San Diego, Ca, 1988\u2013present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We Seven<\/em>, 1960; <em>Schirra’s Space<\/em>, 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MAY 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Schirra’s <a href=\"https:\/\/historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov\/JSCHistoryPortal\/history\/oral_histories\/SchirraWM\/SchirraWM_12-1-98.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">1998 oral history interview transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-archived-news nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-archived-news\">\t\t<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-grid-container w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22 width-full w-full maxw-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More About Walter M. 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