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Walter Cunningham, NASA astronaut on historic Apollo 7 mission, dies aged 90


Legendary Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham has died aged 90.

Legendary Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham died in Houston on January 3, 2023 early Tuesday morning. He is 90 years old. Cunningham flew into space on Apollo 7, the first historic flight with a crew in NASA’s Apollo Program, he lived to be 90 years old.

“Walt Cunningham is a fighter pilot, physicist and businessman – but most of all, he is an explorer. Aboard Apollo 7, the first launch of the crewed Apollo mission, Walt and his crew made history, paving the way for the Generation of Artemis we see today,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

“NASA will always remember his contributions to our country. space program and send our condolences to the Cunningham family.”

The Cunningham family released the following statement: “We would like to express our immense pride in the life he lived and our deep gratitude for the man he was – a patriot. , an explorer, pilot, astronaut, husband, brother, and father. The world has lost another true hero, and we will miss him greatly.”

Early Life by astronaut Walter Cunningham

Cunningham was born on March 16, 1932, in Creston, Iowa. He graduated from Venice High School, in Venice, California, before receiving an Distinguished Bachelor of Arts degree in physics in 1960 and a Distinguished Master of Arts degree in physics in 1961 from the University of California at Los Angeles. He later completed a doctorate in physics except for a thesis at the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1974.

The legendary astronaut joined the Navy in 1951 and served actively in the United States Marine Corps, retiring with the rank of colonel. He did 54 missions as a night fighter pilot in Korea. He worked as a scientist for the Rand Corporation for three years. While working with Rand, he worked on classified defense studies and issues related to the Earth’s magnetosphere. Cunningham has accumulated more than 4,500 flight hours on 40 different aircraft types, including more than 3,400 jets.




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