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Walter Cunningham

From a farewell to a space icon to a pair of star-cross'd lovers heading to court – Here's your January 6 news briefing

From a farewell to a space icon to a pair of star-cross'd lovers heading to court – Here's your January 6 news briefing

For those unfamiliar with the Apollo program, Apollo 7 was the first 11-day crewed mission in the Apollo program series launched in 1968.

Legendary Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham has passed away at 90

Legendary Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham has passed away at 90

Cunningham was born in Creston, Iowa, and received a master's degree in physics from the University of California before being selected for the astronaut program at NASA.