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Also known as Ronnie Walter "Walt" Cunningham, Walt Cunningham

American astronaut (1932–2023)

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Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) was an American astronaut, military officer, and fighter pilot. Born Ronnie Walter Cunningham in Creston, he served as a colonel in the United States Marine Corps. He was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 3 and worked for NASA. His fields of work included astronautics, science, commerce, and spaceflight.

Cunningham received the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame award and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. He spent 15608 units of time in space. He was educated at Santa Monica College, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Harvard Business School. He spoke English.

As an author, he is credited with five works, including *Apollo*, *River Rivals*, and *The all American boys*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Eric Worrell's Australian Birds and Animals
  • River Rivals
  • Reasons Why Democrats Will Win the Impeachment Battle
  • Apollo
  • The all American boys

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
21

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Key facts

Born
Ronnie Walter Cunningham , ( 1932-03-16 ) March 16, 1932, Creston, Iowa , U.S.
Died
January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) (aged 90), Houston , Texas, U.S.
Resting place
Texas State Cemetery
Education
Santa Monica College ( AS ) University of California, Los Angeles ( BA , MA )
Spouses
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Awards
(see § Awards and honors )
Rank
Colonel , USMCR
Time in space
10d 20h 8m
Selection
NASA Group 3 (1963)
Missions
Apollo 7
Retirement
August 1, 1971
Website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Cunningham
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Creston
Place of death
Houston
Occupation
entrepreneur
Employer
NASA
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
entrepreneurship
Sport
tennis
Military rank
colonel
Official website
www.waltercunningham.com
Image
Walter Cunningham.jpg
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Commons category
Walter Cunningham
date of birth
1932-03-16
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
time in space
15608
date of death
2023-01-03
name in native language
Walter Cunningham
birth name
Ronnie Walter Cunningham
place of burial
Texas State Cemetery
member of the crew of
Apollo 7
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Encyclopedic overview

Ronnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023) was an American astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of the 1977 book The All-American Boys. NASA's third civilian astronaut (after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See), he was a lunar module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.

Early life, education and military career

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