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Ex-US Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90 Years Old, Says NASA
Ex-US Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90 Years Old, Says NASA
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former US astronaut Walter Cunningham, who was part of the Apollo 7 mission in 1968, has died at the age of 90, NASA said in a press... 04.01.2023, Sputnik International
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"Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old," NASA said in the release on Tuesday. Cunningham piloted the 11-day Apollo 7 mission in October 1968, marking the first human flight test of the Apollo spacecraft, according to the release. In 1963, Cunningham was selected to be part of NASA's third astronaut class, the release said. Cunningham was also a fighter pilot, physicist, and an entrepreneur, the release noted.
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Ex-US Apollo Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies at 90 Years Old, Says NASA
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former US astronaut Walter Cunningham, who was part of the Apollo 7 mission in 1968, has died at the age of 90, NASA said in a press release.
"Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew into space on Apollo 7, the first flight with crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old," NASA said in the release on Tuesday.
Cunningham piloted the 11-day Apollo 7 mission in October 1968, marking the first human flight test of the Apollo spacecraft, according to the release.
In 1963, Cunningham was selected to be part of NASA's third astronaut class, the release said.
Cunningham was also a fighter pilot, physicist, and an entrepreneur, the release noted.