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NASA shows off ‘treasure chest’ of first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft
11 Oct 2023 19:56 GMT
… and Joseph Aebersold, NASA via AP
NASA’s Osiris-Rex … main sample container, said NASA astromaterials curator Francis McCubbin.
… was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra (shih-RAH’), Donn Fulton Eisele and R. … .
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In 2022, NASA announced that a …
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How many astronauts have died in space?
25 Sep 2023 21:24 GMT
… the space race, both NASA and the USSR experienced a … , Cunningham, Wally Schirra, and Donn Eisele became the first Apollo crew … the next three years, Apollo astronauts completed seven more missions — … in time.
During an early NASA vacuum test, Jim Leblanc’ …
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NASA Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90, Piloted the 11-Day Flight of Apollo 7 in 1968
04 Jan 2023 06:43 GMT
… the Apollo 7 mission. (NASA image)
(NASA) – Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew … M. Schirra, Jr. and Donn F. Eisele, he tested maneuvers necessary for … M. Schirra, Jr. and Donn F. Eisele, he tested maneuvers necessary for …
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'Ohioans in Space' mural to recognize state's astronauts in capitol
11 Jul 2023 18:39 GMT
… : The Apollo Program: How NASA sent astronauts to the moon
Bill Hinsch … painting next year."
NASA "Ohio Astronauts" lithograph depicting 25 … " include Apollo 7 pilot Donn Eisele (Columbus), record-setting space station …
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Fellow astronauts remember Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham as friend and mentor
26 Jan 2023 06:13 GMT
… pilot Fred Haise, joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1966, … s crewmates, Wally Schirra and Donn Eisele, preceded him in death). … the panel became astronauts after Cunningham had left NASA to become … six women to become a NASA astronaut and was the first …
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Where are the Apollo astronauts now?
16 Jan 2023 17:14 GMT
… became the oldest living American astronaut. He is eleven days older … for NASA as an administrative specialist in safety and mission assurance.
Donn Eisele … fit with NASA's carefully cultivated image of astronauts as All …
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NASA Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Passes Away at Age 90
05 Jan 2023 19:50 GMT
… was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1963 and served … of Business in 1974.
NASA astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 … of NASA’s third astronaut class.
“On behalf of NASA’s … from left to right, are astronauts Donn F. Eisele, command module pilot, Walter …
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Apollo 7 astronaut from Iowa passes away, childhood town pays tribute
05 Jan 2023 15:13 GMT
… surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s … Cunningham was one of three astronauts aboard the 1968 Apollo 7 … Walter M. Schirra and Donn F. Eisele, an Air Force major. … of Commerce.
The Apollo 7 Astronaut was born in Creston. …
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Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 astronaut, dies at 90
05 Jan 2023 05:53 GMT
… Schirra Jr. and navigator Donn F. Eisele, Mr. Cunningham spent … afflicted Schirra and then Eisele. Mr. Cunningham confessed … become an astronaut. He was hired by NASA in 1963. … posthumously, Schirra and Eisele — received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, …
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Last surviving astronaut of Apollo 7 mission Walter Cunningham dies
05 Jan 2023 06:14 GMT
… was selected as an astronaut for NASA's third class … . Schirra, Jr. and Donn F. Eisele onboard, tested maneuvers necessary … Saturn IB launch vehicle, NASA said on its website.
… the Flight Crew Directorate. NASA added that he provided operational …