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Schirra graduated from [[Dwight Morrow High School]] in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] and attended the [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]] in 1941, where he was a member of [[Sigma Pi]] Fraternity. He attended the [[US Naval Academy]] and graduated in 1945. He was commissioned as an officer in the [[United States Navy]], serving the final months of [[World War II]] aboard the battle cruiser [[USS Alaska (CB-1)|USS Alaska]]. After the war ended, he trained as a pilot at [[NAS Pensacola]] and joined a [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] fighter squadron. He became only the second naval aviator to log 1,000 hours in jet aircraft.
Upon the outbreak of the [[Korean War]], Schirra was dispatched to [[South Korea]] as an exchange pilot on loan to the [[US Air Force]]. He served as a flight leader with the 136th Bomb Wing, and then as operations officer with the 154th Fighter Bomber Squadron. He flew 90 combat missions between 1951 and [[1952]], mostly in [[F-84]]s. Schirra was credited with downing one [[MiG-15]] and damaging two others. Schirra received the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (U.S.)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] and the [[Air Medal]] with an [[oak leaf cluster]] for his service in Korea.-->
AfterSetelah histugasnya tour indi Korea, Schirra servedberdinas as asebagai [[testpilot pilotpenguji]]. AtDi [[China Lake]] heia testedmenguji weaponssistem systemspersenjataan such as theseperti [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|rudal Sidewinder missile]] anddan thejet tempur [[F7U Cutlass|F7U-3 Cutlass]]. jetSetelah fighter.beberapa Afterlama spendingsebagai timeinstruktur aspenerbangan adan flightpenerbang instructoryang andberbasis carrierdi basedkapal aviatorinduk, heia laterkemudian returnedkembali toke histugasnya testsebagai pilot dutiespenguji anddan helpedmembantu evaluate themengevaluasi [[F4H Phantom II|pesawat tempur F-4 fighter]] foruntuk navalangkatan servicelaut.
OnPada [[2 April 2]], [[1959]], Schirra wasterpilih chosensebagai assalah onesatu of thedari [[Tujuh Mercury Seven|originaltujuh sevenantariksawan AmericanAmerika astronautspertama]]. HeIa enteredmasuk dalam [[ProjectProyek Mercury]] anddan wasditugasi assigneddi thebidang specialtykhusus areayang involvingmelibatkan lifesistem supportdukungan systemskehidupan.
OnPada [[October3 3Oktober]], [[1962]], Schirra becamemenjadi theorang fifthAmerika Americankelima indi spaceluar angkasa, piloting themengemudikan [[Mercury 8]] (Sigma 7) ondalam asebuah misi enam six-orbit missionyang berlangsung lastingselama 9 hoursjam, 13 minutesmenit, anddan 11 secondsdetik. TheKapsulnya capsulemencapai attained a velocity ofkecepatan 17,.557 milesmil per hourjam anddan an altitude ofketinggian 175 statute milesmil, andserta mendarat landeddalam withinjarak fourenam mileskilometer ofdari thekapal mainpengangkat Pacificutama Oceandi recoverySamudra shipPasifik.
[[Image:SchirraPalace.jpg|220px|thumb|left|''[[March 10 Maret]], [[1966]]'': Wally Schirra is presenteddianugerahi withlencana thepenerbangan [[PhilippineAngkatan AirUdara ForceFilipina]] Aviation Badge byoleh [[Imelda Marcos]] assementara [[President of the Philippines|PhilippinePresiden PresidentFilipina]] [[Ferdinand Marcos]], watchesmengamati. Schirra isjuga also wearing themengenakan [[PhilippineLegiun LegionKehormatan of Honor|Philippines' Legion of HonorFilipina]], presentedyang indianugerahkan adalam ceremonysebuah atupacara thedi [[MalacañangIstana PalaceMalacañang]] indi [[Manila, PhilippinesFilipina|Manila]].]]On Pada [[December 15 Desember]], [[1965]], Schirra flewterbang intoke spaceluar aangkasa seconduntuk timekedua inkalinya dalam [[Gemini 6A]] withbersama [[Tom Stafford]], rendezvousingmelakukan rendezvous withdengan astronautsantariksawan [[Frank Borman]] anddan [[Jim Lovell|James Lovell, Jr.]] indalam [[Gemini 7]]. ThisIni wasadalah therendezvous firstpertama rendezvousdari ofdua twopesawat mannedluar spacecraftangkasa inberawak earthdalam orbit bumi. TheNamun twokedua vehicles,wahana however,itu weretidak notbenar-benar capabledapat ofmelakukan actually dockingdoking. Gemini 6 landedmendarat indi theSamudra AtlanticAtlantik Oceanesok the next dayharinya, whilesemenatra Gemini 7 continuedmelanjutkan ondengan tomisi a14 record-settinghari 14-dayyang memecahkan missionrekor.
OnPada [[October11 11Oktober]], [[1968]], Schirra becamemenjadi theorang firstpertama manyang toterbang flydi inluar spaceangkasa threetiga timeskali ondalam hispenerbangan finalterakhirnya flightsebagia as commander ofkomandan [[Apollo 7]], thepenerbangan firstberawak mannedpertama flightdalam in theprogram Apollo program, whichyang occurredterjadi aftersetelah akebakaran fatal fire during testsdalam ofpengujian [[Apollo 1]]. TheKetiga three-man crewawak, includingtermasuk [[Donn Eisele]] anddan [[Walter Cunningham]], spentmenghabiskan eleven11 dayshari in earthdalam orbit bumi, performedmelakukan rendezvouslatihan-latihan exercisesrendezvous withdengan thebagian upperatas stagedari ofwahana thepeluncur [[Saturn IB|Saturn 1-B]] launchyang vehiclemenembakkannya thatke rocketedluar themangkasa intodan space and provided the first livememberikannya [[kamera Apollo TV camera|televisiongambar-gambar picturestelevisi]] fromhidup insidepertama adari U.S.dalam mannedsebuah spacecraftpesawat (otherluar thanangkasa anberawak experimentalAS broadcast(selain duringsiaran thepercobaan flightselama ofpenerbangan [[Gordon Cooper]]) foryang whichmenyebabkan heia received anmenerima [[Penghargaan Emmy]].
DuringDalam themisi Apollo 7 mission, Schirra caughtmengalami what[[flu]] wasyang perhapspaling theterkenal mostdalam famous [[common cold|cold]] insejarah NASA history.[http://www.wallyschirra.com/apollo.htm] HeAtas tooknasihat [[Actifeddokter penerbangan]], to relieve his symptoms upon the advice ofia themenelan [[flight surgeonActifed]] untuk mengatasi gejala-gejalanya.{{Fact|date=May 2007}}Bertahun-tahun Years laterkemudian, heia becamemenjadi ajuru spokesmanbicara foruntuk Actifed anddan wouldtampil appeardalam iniklan-iklan televisiontelevisi commercialsuntuk advertisingproduk the productitu.{{Fact|date=May 2007}}
DuringDalam latermisi Apollo missionsyang hebelakangan, servedia asmenjadi akonsultan news consultant,berita. oftenIa beingsering intervieweddiwawancarai byoleh [[Walter Cronkite]] ondalam [[CBS]] News.
Schirra'sBuku logbookscatatan showpenerbangan aSchirra memperlihatkan total of 4,.577 hoursjam flight timepenerbangan (295 indi spaceluar angkasa) anddan 267 pendaratan pesawat pembawa (carrier landings).
HeSchirra diedmeninggal ondunia pada [[May 3 Mei]], [[2007]] ofkarena aserangan heartjantung attackdi atRumah Sakit Scripps Green Hospital indi [[La Jolla, California]]<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070503/ap_on_re_us/obit_schirra</ref>.
==Definition ofDefinisi a spacetentang rendezvous di angkasa luar ==
Schirra statedmemberikan adefinisi clearyang definitionjelas of atentang [[ space rendezvous di angkasa luar]]. He saidKatanya: <blockquote>" SomebodyAda orang yang saidmengatakan ... whenbahwa youbila comekita toberjumpa withindalam threejarak miles3 mil, you'veitu rendezvousedberarti kita telah melakukan pertemuan. IfBila orang anybodymengatakan thinksbahwa they'vemereka pulledtelah amelakukan rendezvous offdalam atjarak three5 mileskm, have funsyukurlah! ThisBagi iskami, whenitu webaru startedawal doingdari ourpekerjaan workkami. ISaya don'tberpendapat thinkbahwa rendezvouspertemuan isbelum overterjadi untilsebelum youkita are stoppedberhenti - completelyberhenti stoppedtotal - with notanpa relativeadanya motiongerakan betweenrelatif theantara twokedua vehicleswahana, atdalam ajarak rangelebih ofkurang approximately40 120 feetmeter. That'sItu baru rendezvous! FromDari there onsitu, it'slangkah stationkeeping.berikutnya That'sadalah whenpemeliharaan youstasiun. canItu goterjadi backketika andkita playadpat thekembali gamedan ofbermain-main drivingsedang amengendarai carmobil oratau drivingmengendarai ansebuah airplanepesawat oratau pushingmendorong asebuah skateboardpapan —skat it's about- thatsederhana simplesaja."<ref>http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4203/ch12-7.htm</ref></blockquote >-->
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