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THE SPACE PROGRAM
The Early Years
The Mercury Program
Mercury 3
Mercury 4
Mercury 6
Mercury 7
Mercury 8
Mercury 9
The Gemini Program
The Apollo Program
Skylab
Apollo-Soyuz

The Shuttle Program
Program Info
Orbiter Info
Mission Info

The Space Station
Background
Assembly
Dog Crews

Mars
Missions
Art

The Mercury Program

Mercury 8

Mercury 8 patch
Walter M. Schirra Jr.
Sigma 7
October 03, 1962

Walter M. Schirra Jr. piloted Sigma 7 for a six-orbit flight lasting 9 hours, 13 minutes and 11 seconds. His launch vehicle was Mercury-Atlas 8.

Space is our Future!
Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra Photo by Nasa

PHOTO: Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. in Mercury pressure suit with model of Mercury capsule behind him.