DOCUMENT ***Signed***

Schirra, Walter Wally M.

Publication Date: 1983

About this Item

Canceled check from Wally Schirra's personal checking account. It is dated August 23, 1983 and is made out to The Franklin Mint for the amount of $29.33. The check is imprinted with Capt. Schirra's name and address and is from a First Nationasl Bank of Englewood checking account. The address on the check in the photo has been blurred for privacy, the actual check is in fine condition. Walter M. Schirra was born March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, NJ, USA. American astronaut who manned the Mercury Sigma 7 (1962) and was command pilot of Gemini 6 (1965), which made the first rendezvous in space. Schirra began flying at 13 and became a naval aviator after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, in 1945. He flew 90 missions in the Korean War. A test pilot, he was one of the original seven astronauts named in 1959. On October 3, 1962, Schirra orbited the Earth six times in Sigma 7. His scheduled flight with Thomas P. Stafford in Gemini 6 was postponed twice because of technical problems. Gemini 6 was finally launched on December 15, 1965, 11 days after Gemini 7. Schirra successfully rendezvoused with Gemini 7 , maneuvering to within one foot of the craft. Schirra commanded the Apollo 7 flight (Oct. 11-22, 1968), accompanied by Donn Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham, on the first manned Apollo mission. They tested the guidance and control systems and the restarting capability of the rocket engines for future lunar flights. After retiring from the Navy and the space program in 1969, Schirra held executive positions in private firms in Colorado. Fine Condition. Seller Inventory # 002224

Bibliographic Details

Title: DOCUMENT ***Signed***

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Unbound

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)