Cunningham, Walter, 1932-

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Walter Cunningham (b. March 16, 1932, Creston, IA) is a retired American astronaut. In 1968, he was a Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 7 mission. He is also a fighter pilot, physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and radio show host.
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referencedIn Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, writes with a space pen while performing flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. A 70 mm Hasselbald camera film magazine floats just above Cunningham's right hand in the zero gravity environment of the spacecraft National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. ASTRONAUT JUNGLE SURVIVAL TRAINING National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Materials Relating to "The President: November 1968" Project , 11/1/1968 - 11/30/1968 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn AS07-04-1597 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. ASTRONAUTS RECEIVE SURVIVAL TRAINING National Archives at College Park
referencedIn APOLLO SEVEN ASTRONAUTS WALTER SCHIRRA, R. WALTER CUNNINGHAM AND DONN EISELE INTERVIEWS WITH RHETT TURNER National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Apollo 8 Lunar Mission National Archives at College Park
referencedIn AS07-04-1584 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Lunar Module Pilot, R. Walter Cunningham National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Apollo 7 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History, ca. 1897 - ca. 1980 National Archives at College Park
contributorOf ASTRONAUT R. WALTER CUNNINGHAM AND APOLLO SUIT BUILDER LEONARD SHEPARD INTERVIEW BY RHETT TURNER National Archives at College Park
referencedIn AS07-04-1559 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham inside Command Module National Archives at College Park
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