Mercury-Atlas 8

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1962-10-03T00:00:00Z

rocket launch Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14

1962-10-03T00:00:00Z

splashdown Pacific Ocean

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Frameless

MA-8 booster test firing

Mercury Control

Mercury Tracking Network

Mercury-8-patch

Mercury-8-walkout

Mercury-Atlas 8 simulated launch activities

S62-05139 (1962) --- View of Mercury Control Center prior to the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) flight of the Sigma 7. Photo credit: NASA

S62-06163 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr.

S62-06634 (1962) --- Static test firing of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Atlas 113D during preflight verification of launch vehicle systems. Photo credit: NASA

S62-08895 (1962) --- Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Earth-orbital spaceflight, goes through a suiting-up exercise in Hangar "S" at Cape Canaveral several weeks prior to his scheduled Oct. 3, 1962 flight.

Schirra Leaves Hangar S for the Pad

Schirra and Kraft discussing MA-8 flight plan

Schirra donning pressure suit

Schirra leaves hangar before MA-8 (cropped)

Schirra with hands on hips

The Mercury-Atlas 8 rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, October 3, 1962

Wally Schirra 1962 portrait

Wally Schirra at launch pad during training

Wally Schirra during training before Mercury-Atlas 8 mission

Wally Schirra suiting-up during training

Wally Schirra talking on the phone after Mercury-Alas 8 mission

Walter Schirra

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Retro Space HD article@				Wikidata
major	rocket launch Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14	1962			Wikidata
major	splashdown Pacific Ocean	1962			Wikidata
person	Wally Schirra				Wikidata
image	MA-8 booster test firing				Wikimedia
image	Mercury Control	1962			Wikimedia
image	Mercury Tracking Network				Wikimedia
image	Mercury-8-patch				Wikimedia
image	Mercury-8-walkout				Wikimedia
image	Mercury-Atlas 8 simulated launch activities	1962			Wikimedia
image	S62-05139 (1962) --- View of Mercury Control Center prior to the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) flight of the Sigma 7. Photo credit: NASA	1962			Wikimedia
image	S62-06163 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr.	1962			Wikimedia
image	S62-06634 (1962) --- Static test firing of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Atlas 113D during preflight verification of launch vehicle systems. Photo credit: NASA	1962			Wikimedia
image	S62-08895 (1962) --- Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Earth-orbital spaceflight, goes through a suiting-up exercise in Hangar "S" at Cape Canaveral several weeks prior to his scheduled Oct. 3, 1962 flight.	1962			Wikimedia
image	Schirra Leaves Hangar S for the Pad	1962			Wikimedia
image	Schirra and Kraft discussing MA-8 flight plan	1962			Wikimedia
image	Schirra donning pressure suit				Wikimedia
image	Schirra leaves hangar before MA-8 (cropped)	1962			Wikimedia
image	Schirra with hands on hips	1962			Wikimedia
image	The Mercury-Atlas 8 rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, October 3, 1962	1962			Wikimedia
image	Wally Schirra 1962 portrait	1962			Wikimedia
image	Wally Schirra at launch pad during training	1962			Wikimedia
image	Wally Schirra during training before Mercury-Atlas 8 mission	1962			Wikimedia
image	Wally Schirra suiting-up during training	1962			Wikimedia
image	Wally Schirra talking on the phone after Mercury-Alas 8 mission	1962			Wikimedia
image	Walter Schirra	1962			Wikimedia