Walter M. Schirra, Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Walter_M._Schirra%2C_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apollo_7
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Astronautical_Society's_Flight_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1923-03-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Hackensack,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Suzanne_Schirra
gptkb:Walter_M._Schirra_III
gptkb:Margaret_Schirra
gptkbp:death_date 2007-05-03
gptkbp:first_flight October 22, 1968
October 3, 1962
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter M. Schirra, Jr.
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Space_exploration
gptkb:battle
Aerospace engineering
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Apollo_7
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
gptkb:Gemini_6_A
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wally
gptkbp:notable_achievement First person to fly in all three programs: Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:boxing_match
gptkbp:operating_hours gptkb:11
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:3
gptkbp:rank gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Schirra