America should know about this brave man's contributions to his country.
Walt, who died last week at the age of 90, was the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 7, the first successful. Without that “perfect mission,” our flight to the moon never would have happened.
It might be hard for people to grasp the pressure under which Walt and that Apollo 7 crew operated. The prior crew never reached space. The American public was restless, and Apollo 7 in some ways was a “go/no go” mission. During the 11-day flight in 1968, the crew had to test and adjust hundreds of systems — everything from life support, engines and communications to basic electrical hardware — on a spacecraft never flown before. The Soviets were hard on our tail.
Each of us got to the program in a different way. Mine was the U.S. Military Academy; Walt’s was studying physics, engineering and working hard. His patience, patriotism, courage and love of flying made him a natural fighter pilot and astronaut.
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