Wally Schirra 1923 - 2007

Walter Marty "Wally" Schirra (March 12, 1923 - May 3, 2007) died today. He was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts and the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury (MA-8 "Sigma 7"), Gemini (6A) and Apollo (7) programs.

His death leaves only two Mercury astronauts still living: John H. Glenn and M. Scott Carpenter.

(Written 5/8/2007; back-dated to 5/3/2007)