Walter Cunningham
R. Walter Cunningham | |
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Cunningham in 1964 | |
| Born | Ronnie Walter Cunningham March 16, 1932 Creston, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2023 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery |
| Education | |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | () |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USMCR |
Time in space | 10d 20h 8m |
| Selection | NASA Group 3 (1963) |
| Missions | Apollo 7 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | August 1, 1971 |
| Website | Official website |
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.