Captain Wally M. Schirra Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA
Born: March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, New Jersey
Died: May 03, 2007 in La Jolla, California
Walter M. Schirra (Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)
PERSONAL DATA: Born March 12, 1923, in Hackensack, New Jersey. Died on May 2, 2007. Survivors include his wife, daughter and son.
EDUCATION: Newark College of Engineering (N.J.I.T.), 1941; U.S. Naval Academy, 1942-1945 B.S.; Safety Officers School (U.S.C.), 1957; U.S. Navy Test Pilot School (N.A.T.C.) 1958; NASA Astronaut Training, 1959-1969; Honorary Doctorate in Astronautical Engineering, Lafayette College, 1969; Honorary Doctorate in Science, U.S.C., 1969; Honorary Doctorate in Astronautics, N.J.I.T., 1969; Trustee, Detroit Institute of Technology, 1969-1976; Advisor, Colorado State University, 1977-1982; Trustee, National College, South Dakota, 1983-1987.
AWARDS: The Collier Trophy, 1962; Kincheloe Award, SETP, 1963; Haley Astronautics Award - AIAA, 1963, 1969; Harmon International Trophy, 1965.
AWARDS-MILITARY: U.S. Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross (3); Air Medal (3); NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2); NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1); Philippines Legion of Honor (Commander).
HALLS OF FAME INDUCTED: International Aviation Hall of Fame, San Diego, CA, 1970; New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, Teterboro, NJ, 1977 (approx.); International Space Hall of Fame, Alamagordo, NM, 1981; National Aviation Hall of Fame, Dayton, OH, 1986.
CLUBS: Society of Experimental Test Pilots (Fellow), 1958- present; AAS (Fellow), 1960-present; Explorers Club (Fellow) 1965-present; Makai Country Club, Kauai (Princeville), Hi, 1971-present; Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club, 1985-present; San Diego Yacht Club, 1987-present; Charlie Russell Riders, Charter Member, 1985-present; Rancheros Visitadores, Member, 1989-present; Desert Caballeros, Member, 1989-present; Durango Mountain Caballeros, Member, 1989-present; Q.E.D., San Diego, Ca, 1989-present; The Golden Eagles, (Naval Aviators), 1989- present.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Captain Schirra was one of the seven Mercury Astronauts named by NASA in April 1959. On October 3, 1962; he piloted the six orbit Sigma 7 Mercury flight; a flight which lasted 9 hours, 15 minutes. The spacecraft attained a velocity of 17,557 miles per hour at an altitude of 175 statue miles and traveled almost 144,000 statute miles before re-entry into the earth's atmosphere. Recovery of the Sigma 7 spacecraft occurred in the Pacific Ocean about 275 miles northeast of Midway Island.
Schirra next served as backup command pilot for the Gemini III Mission and on December 15-16, occupied the Command Pilot seat on the history-making Gemini 6 flight. The highlight of this mission was a successful rendezvous of Gemini 6 with the already orbiting Gemini 7 spacecraft, thus, accomplishing the first rendezvous of two manned maneuverable spacecraft and establishing another space first for the United States. Known as a “text book†pilot, Schirra remained in the spacecraft following his Mercury and Gemini flight and is the first Astronaut to be brought aboard recovery ships twice in this manner. With him on Gemini 6, was Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford.
He was the Command Pilot on Apollo VII, the first manned flight test of the three direction United States spacecraft. Apollo VII began on October 11, 1968, with Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele and Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham. Schirra participated in, and executed, maneuvers enabling crew members to perform exercises in transposition and docking and orbit rendezvous with the S-IVB stage from the Saturn IB launch vehicle. The mission completed eight successful tests and maneuvering ignitions of the service module propulsion engine, measured the accuracy of performance of all spacecraft systems, and provided the first effective television transmission of on-board crew activities. Apollo VII was placed in an orbit with an apogee of 153.5 nautical miles and a perigee of 122.6 nautical miles.
The 260 hour 4.5 million mile shake down flight was concluded on October 22, with splashdown occurring in the Atlantic some 8 miles from the carrier Essex (only 3/10 of a mile from the originally predicted aiming point). Captain Schirra has logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. He is unique in that he is the only Astronaut to have flown Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: Director, Imperial American (Oil & Gas), 1967, 68, 69; President, Regency Investors (Leasing), 1969-1970; Founder, Environmental Control Co. (ECCO), 1970-1973; Director, J.D. Jewel (Chicken Comp.) 1971, 72, 73; Director, First National Bank, Englewood, Co., 1971-1978; Belgian Consulate for Colorado and New Mexico, 1971-1984; Director, V.P., Chairman, Sernco, 1973-1974; Director, Rocky Mountain Airlines, 1973-1984; Director, Carlsberg Oil & Gas, 1974, 1975; V. P., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Denver, Co, 1975, 76, 77; Director, Advertising Unlimited, Sleepy Eye, MN, 1978-87; Director, Electromedics, Denver, Co, 1979-1985; President, Prometheus Systems, Inc., 1980-1981; Director, Finalco (Leasing Co.), McLean, Va, 1983-1988; Director, Cherokee Data Systems, Boulder, Co, 1984-1986; Director, Net Air Int., Van Nuys, Ca, 1982-1989; Director, Kimberly-Clark, Neenah, Wi, 1983-1991; Independent Consultant, Schirra Enterprises, 1979-Present; Director, Zero Plus Telecommunications, Inc., Campbell, Ca, 1986-Present.
CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Advisory Committee, Oceans Foundations, San Diego, Ca, 1985-present; Advisory Board/Council, U.S. National Parks (Interior), 1973-1985; Director, Denver Organizing Committee for 1976 Olympics, 1973-1975; Advisor, Flight for Life, Mercy Hospital, Denver, Co, 1978-1986; Trustee, Colorado Outward Bound School ( COB), 1970-1974; COB Regional Trustee, 1988-present; Advisory Board, International "Up With People", 1976-present; Founder/Director, Mercury Seven Foundation, 1982-present; Director, San Diego Aerospace Museum, 1984-present; Trustee, Scripps Aquarium, 1985-present; International Council, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, Ca, 1989-present; Sharps Hospital, Foundations Board, San Diego, Ca, 1988- present.
PUBLICATIONS: We Seven, 1960; Schirra's Space, 1988.
1972-The-Astronaut (Performer), 1999-In-Search-of-Liberty-Bell-7 (in person), 1994-Moon-Shot (in person), 1991-Star-Trek-25th-Anniversary-Special (in person), 1994-Houston,-We've-Got-a-Problem (Other), 2003-The-Real-Men-with-'The-Right-Stuff' (in person), 1996-Turning-Point (in person), 1973-Dinah's-Place (in person), 2009-The-Apollo-Years (Other), 2008-When-We-Left-Earth:-The-NASA-Missions (Other), 2007-Mars-Rising (Other), 1985-Spaceflight (in person), 1969-Charlie-Brown-and-Charles-Schulz (in person), 2010-Moonbug (in person), 2003-Failure-Is-Not-an-Option (in person), 2003-Project-Gemini:-A-Bridge-to-the-Moon (in person), 2001-Korean-War-Stories (in person), 1994-Captain-W.,-astronaute (in person), 2008-Moon-Machines (Other), 2006-The-First-Miracle:-1960-US-Olympic-Hockey-Team (Other), 1989-For-All-Mankind (Other)
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 07/20/1983 - HFSID 272380Check signed by Wally Schirra, dated July 20, 1983, with the inscription "Walter M. Schirra". The check, drawn on Schirra Enterprises, is payable to Environmental Consultants for $152.55, showcasing his signature and connection to significant space missions.
Price: $300.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 309667Photograph signed by Wally M. Schirra shows him in space flight equipment. Signed in black felt tip with the inscription "Wally Schirra", he was the fifth American in space and participated in all three major U.S. space programs.
Price: $700.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 309674Photograph signed by Wally M. Schirra features the astronaut surrounded by historic space pieces. Signing in black felt tip, the photograph is an 8x10 color image, capturing Schirra, the fifth American in space and a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 311969Photograph signed by Wally M. Schirra, featuring his signature in green ink on an image of the Space Shuttle Orbiter. Schirra, the fifth American in space and a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, participated in multiple space programs.
Price: $600.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 80755Photograph signed by Walter M. Schirra, labeled "Wally Schirra", depicts him as a Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronaut. It includes a caption detailing his achievements in space exploration, highlighting his unique participation in all three programs.
Price: $340.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 83321Photograph signed: "Wally Schirra". Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, Jr., one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts, is depicted. He was the fifth American in space and participated in all three space programs, completing significant missions.
Price: $500.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 102072Photograph signed: "Wally Schirra". Color, 10x8. Walter M. "Wally" Schirra (1923-2007) is the only astronaut to have flown in the Mercury (October 3, 1962), Gemini (Gemini 6: December 15-16, 1965) and Apollo (Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968) space programs. Fine condition.
Price: $300.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 263051Photograph signed: "Wally Schirra", featuring Wally Schirra with CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite in 1969, holding a "Daily News" with the headline, "Man/Lands on the/Moon." Schirra participated in Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
Sale Price $250.00
$320.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/20/1984 - HFSID 250242Document signed by Walter M. Schirra, dated September 20, 1984, summarizing his interview on Michael Jackson's radio show. Schirra discusses aviation, space travel, and his experiences as an astronaut. Signed as "W M Schirra".
Sale Price $425.00
$500.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - ITINERARY SIGNED CIRCA 1965 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 159661Itinerary signed by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, detailing Vice President Hubert Humphrey's visit to the Kennedy Space Center on February 22, 1965. Signatures are on the verso, adding historical significance to the document associated with NASA's Gemini program.
Price: $900.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - PRINTED ILLUSTRATION SIGNED - HFSID 309675Technical diagram signed by Wally M. Schirra, the fifth American in space, displaying his autograph as "Wally Schirra" in black felt tip. It depicts the Apollo Spacecraft - Launch Configuration, NASA-S-65-3215. Schirra was a significant figure in multiple space programs.
Price: $400.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - PRINTED ILLUSTRATION SIGNED - HFSID 309676Technical diagram signed by Wally M. Schirra, identified as the fifth American in space, showing the Apollo Spacecraft's Launch Configuration. Signed in black felt tip with the inscription "Wally Schirra". Schirra participated in all three major space programs.
Price: $400.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - PRINTED ILLUSTRATION SIGNED - HFSID 309687Technical diagram signed by Wally M. Schirra, displaying his autograph, "Wally Schirra", in black felt tip. Schirra, the fifth American in space, participated in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, and is a National Aviation Hall of Fame member.
Price: $400.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - PRINTED ILLUSTRATION SIGNED - HFSID 309688Technical diagram signed by Wally M. Schirra, the fifth American in space, includes his signature, "Wally Schirra", in black felt tip. It relates to the Apollo Command Module, NASA-S-65-5736, highlighting his significant contributions to space exploration.
Price: $400.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - TRADING/SPORTS CARD SIGNED - HFSID 140178Trading card signed: "Wally Schirra". This 1969 Topps card from the Man on the Moon series depicts Schirra in his Mercury capsule. Schirra was one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts and participated in all three space programs.
Sale Price $165.00
$200.00
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CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - TYPESCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID 217392Typescript signed: "Wally Schirra", 1 page, discussing his early aviation career. This excerpt is from Schirra's chapter in We Seven, a 1962 book by the original Mercury astronauts, highlighting his contributions to space exploration.
Sale Price $375.00
$450.00
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LT. COLONEL VIRGIL I. "GUS" GRISSOM - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 90375Photograph signed by six of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts, including Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, D.K. Slayton, John Glenn, and Scott Carpenter. A separate sheet bears the signature of Virgil I. Grissom.
Price: $4,000.00