Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dies

Walter Cunningham

Walter Cunningham photographed during the Apollo 7 mission.

Credit: NASA
Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who served as the pilot on the first crewed flight test of an Apollo spacecraft, died on Jan. 3 in Houston. “Walt and his crewmates made history, paving the way for the Artemis generation we see today,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. “NASA...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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