Wally Schirra

Wally Schirra

male, deceased (2007) (Hackensack, New Jersey, United States)
astronaut, death by myocardial infarction, United States Naval Academy graduate, American military personnel of World War II, from Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee…gemini, Apollo program, Geminiprogram, Mercury program
Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (March 12, 1923 - May 3, 2007) was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's...
Robert R. Gilruth

Robert R. Gilruth

male, deceased (2000)
National Aviation Hall of Fame, Collier Trophy recipient, Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society, Aerospace engineer, aeronautical engineering, University of Minnesota…gemini, Mercury program, Geminiprogram, Apollo program
Robert Rowe Gilruth (October 18 1913-August 17 2000) was an American aviation and space pioneer. In the beginning of his career he was involved...
Guenter Wendt

Guenter Wendt

male
engineer, astronaut, German-American, technology writer, German, naturalized citizen of the United States…gemini, Geminiprogram
Guenter F. Wendt (b. 1924) was a native of Germany. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1949 and became a U.S. citizen in 1955. As an engineer, he worked...
Maxime A. Faget

Maxime A. Faget

female, deceased (1921)
Space Industries Inc., Louisiana State University, Soyuz spacecraft, NASA personnel, Space Shuttle program, Project Apollo…Geminiprogram, Mercury program, gemini
Maxime A. Faget was trained as an aeronautical engineer, with a B.S. from Louisiana State University. He joined the staff at Langley Aeronautical...
Thomas Patten Stafford

Thomas Patten Stafford

male, 79 years old
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, Apollo program, F-86 Sabre, Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Astronaut Group 2…Geminiprogram, Gemini IX, Gemini VI, gemini
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17 1930) is a former American astronaut and Air Force Lieutenant General (retired)