Walter Cunningham

Cunningham in 1964

Ronnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023) was an American astronaut, fighter pilot and physicist. He was a lunar module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission in 1968. He was one of NASA's first civilian astronauts. He wrote the book The All-American Boys (1977). He was born in Creston, Iowa.

Cunningham died of problems caused by a fall on January 3, 2023, in Houston, Texas. He was 90.^[1]

Walter Cunningham Media

Apollo 7 Patch* * The official emblem of Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo space mission. The crew will consist of astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham.
Cunningham during the Apollo 7 mission

References

↑ Lewis, Russell (January 3, 2023). NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/03/517135016/nasa-apollo-astronaut-walt-cunningham-died. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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Walter Cunningham on IMDb

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[1] Lewis, Russell (January 3, 2023). NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/03/517135016/nasa-apollo-astronaut-walt-cunningham-died. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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