Walter Cunningham

Walter Cunningham (born March 16 1932 in Creston, Iowa) was an American astronaut.

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After completing high school in California, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1951 and began flight training in 1952. He served on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953 until 1956.

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Cunningham received bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees in respectively 1960 and 1961, both in physics from the University of California at Los Angeles. He then worked as a scientist for the Rand Corporation.

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Cunningham was one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. On October 11 1968, he occupied the lunar module pilot seat for the eleven-day flight of Apollo 7.

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He left NASA in 1971, graduated from Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1974, and worked as a business man and investor in a number of private ventures. In 1977, he published The All-American Boys, a reminiscence of his astronaut days. Currently he is a radio personality and public speaker.

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March 16: March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). There are 290 days remaining....

1932: 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday....

Creston, Iowa: Creston is a city located in Union County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,597. It is the county seat of Union County....

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