Walter "Wally" Schirra was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, on March 12, 1923. He was an accomplished Navy aviator and decorated World War II veteran before joining NASA in 1959 as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. Schirra flew on all three of NASA's original human space missions: Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. He was the only astronaut to fly in all three of these programs. More about Wally Schirra
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Schirra took part in Mercury's third mission, dubbed Sigma 7, on October 3, 1962. The successful six-orbit flight of the Mercury spacecraft marked the first instance of manual control being used for the guidance system, rather than the automatic controls that previous Mercury missions relied on. Schirra flew aboard Gemini 6 in December 1965, the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Gemini program. This mission is perhaps best known for the successful rendezvous of Gemini 6 with the unmanned Gemini 7 spacecraft. Finally, Schirra flew aboard Apollo 7 in October 1968, the first crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program following the disastrous Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts. The Apollo 7 mission was a major success and helped pave the way for future moon landings.In total, we tracked 298 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Wally Schirra (Wally Schirra- Mercury, Gemini, Apollo mission astronaut signed baseball JSA LOA) was sold in September 2022 for $750.00 while the cheapest item (ASTRONAUT WALLY SCHIRRA SIGNED POSTAL CARD) found a new owner for $3.26 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (11) was April 2020 with an average selling price of $46.67 for an autographed item of Wally Schirra. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with $336.40 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $14.55 was March 2017. In average, an autographed item from Wally Schirra is worth $54.44.
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Astronaut Wally Schirra Mercury Atlas 8 Homecoming Signed Ephemera Lot 1962 | $352.00 | ||
Schirra's Space by Billings and Wally Schirra 1988, Hardcover Signed VG Sna | $40.00 | ||
Schirra's Space by Richard N. Billings and Wally Schirra - Soft Cover Signed | $19.99 | ||
Schirra's Space SIGNED by Wally Schirra | $75.00 | ||
WALLY SCHIRRA (1923-2007) signed 8x10 photo | NASA Astronaut autograph JSA cert! | $99.99 | ||
Wally Schirra Hand Signed 1962 FDC NASA Autograph | $95.00 | ||
Wally Schirra hand signed Sieger stamp block + Sieger COA ! - 8053 | $31.01 | ||
Wally Schirra signed 8x10 Litho SPACE SALE NASA Apollo, Mercury Astronaut | $49.95 | ||
Wally Schirra signed Cut PSA DNA Slabbed Auto Apollo 7 Astronaut C2403 | $99.00 | ||
Wally Schirra-Hand-Painted Signed FDC w/Coin | $36.00 |
Wally Schirra: Mercury, Gemini & Apollo Astronaut (01/28/14): Wally Schirra, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, was the only one who flew in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
50 years ago, Wally Schirra flew 'Sigma 7' (10/03/12): Fifty years ago on Wednesday, the United States launched its fifth astronaut into space. Wally Schirra, Jr. rode his one-man Mercury spacecraft atop an Atlas rocket to orbit on Oct. 3, 1962. The nine-hour mission on the "Sigma 7" capsule was the longest to date for a U.S. flight.