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…Mercury Seven, mercury, The Mercury Seven, Apollo program, Project Mercury
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…mercury, Mercury-Redstone 3, Mercuryprogram, Gemini program, 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...
Maxime A. Faget

Maxime A. Faget

female, deceased (1921)
Space Industries Inc., Louisiana State University, Soyuz spacecraft, NASA personnel, Space Shuttle program, Project Apollo…Project Mercury, Mercury capsule, Gemini program, Mercuryprogram, mercury
Maxime A. Faget was trained as an aeronautical engineer, with a B.S. from Louisiana State University. He joined the staff at Langley Aeronautical...
David E. Blackmer

David E. Blackmer

male, deceased (2002)
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, us navy, IEEE, telemetry, MIT…Mercuryprogram, Mercury space program
David E. Blackmer (11 January 1927-21 March, 2002) was an audio electronics engineer, most famous as the inventor of the DBX noise reduction system...