Wally Schirra3 October 1962
Wally Schirra flies six orbits in the Mercury spacecraft Sigma 7
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Wally Schirra flies six orbits in the Mercury spacecraft Sigma 7
During the flight of Gemini V, American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set record with an eight day orbital flight
During the flight of Gemini V, American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set record with an eight day orbital flight
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