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Schirra Leaves Hangar S for the Pad

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Oct 03, 1962
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Astronaut Walter Schirra leaves Hangar S for his Mercury Atlas-8 flight.
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Earth-orbital spaceflight, leaves Hanger "S" at Cape Canaveral on his way to his scheduled Oct. 3, 1962, flight.

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Earth-orbital spaceflight, leaves Hanger “S” at Cape Canaveral on his way to his scheduled Oct. 3, 1962, flight. Photo credit: NASA