Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (/ʃɜːrˈɑː/, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space. On October 3, 1962, he flew the six-orbit, nine-hour, Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, in a spacecraft he nicknamed Sigma 7, becoming the fifth American and ninth human to travel into space. In December 1965, as part of the two-man Gemini program, he achieved the first space rendezvous, station-keeping his Gemini 6A spacecraft within 1 foot (30 cm) of the sister Gemini 7 spacecraft. In October 1968, he commanded Apollo 7, an 11-day low Earth orbit shakedown test of the three-man Apollo Command/Service Module and the first crewed launch for the Apollo program. More about Wally Schirra
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Before becoming an astronaut, Schirra graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1945, and served at sea during World War II. In 1948, he became a naval aviator, served as a fighter pilot and flew 90 combat missions in the Korean War, and then in 1958 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Schirra retired from the Navy in 1969 with the rank of captain.The most expensive item with a signature of Wally Schirra (Wally Schirra / EASTON PRESS Schirra's Space Limited Signed Edition #2205044) was sold in June 2022 for £162.73 while the cheapest item (U.S. MERCURY / GEMINI / APOLLO ASTRONAUT WALTER (Wally) SCHIRRA SIGNED 1962 FDC) found a new owner for £4.99 in September 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2021 with an average selling price of £35.00 for an autographed item of Wally Schirra. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2014 with £149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £14.99 was September 2014. In average, an autographed item from Wally Schirra is worth £50.00.
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space envelope signed with a certificate of Wally Schirra | £24.99 | ||
Astronaut Wally Schirra Signed - 10x8 Vintage NASA photo | £35.00 | ||
Wally Schirra Apollo 7 Astronaut Signed Photo Mercury Gemini NASA COA | £50.00 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA APOLLO 7 MERCURY 7 SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO UACC & AFTAL RD AUTOGRAPH | £99.99 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA APOLLO 7 SIGNED POSTAL COVER - UACC & AFTAL RD ASTRONAUT AUTOGRAPH | £79.99 | ||
Wally Schirra Mercury Astronaut and Apollo 7 Signed Postage Stamps Sieger | £22.37 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO - NASA MERCURY ASTRONAUT UACC RD AUTOGRAPH | £99.99 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO NASA MERCURY 7 & APOLLO 7 ASTRONAUT | £74.99 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA SIGNED 8x10 VINTAGE NASA PHOTOGRAPH NASA MERCURY 7 ASTRONAUT | £74.99 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA SIGNED APOLLO 11 25th ANNIVERSARY POSTCARD 7 ASTRONAUT | £39.99 |