[PAR] [TLE] Walter Cunningham [SEP] Ronnie Walter Cunningham (born March 16, 1932), (Col, USMCR, Ret.) , better known as Walter Cunningham, is a retired American astronaut.  In 1968, he was a Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 7 mission.  He was NASA's third civilian astronaut (after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See), and has also been a fighter pilot, physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author of "The All-American Boys", lecturer, and host of the radio show "Lift-off to Logic".  Walter Cunningham attended UCLA. [PAR] [TLE] Elliot See [SEP] Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 February 28, 1966) was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, selected in the second group of astronauts.  Chosen as the prime command pilot for what would have been his first space flight, Gemini 9, he was killed with his crewmate Charles Bassett in a 1966 NASA trainer jet crash at the St. Louis, Missouri McDonnell Aircraft plant, where they were to take two weeks of space rendezvous simulator training.
[PAR] [TLE] Walter Cunningham [ SEP ] Ronnie Walter Cunningham ( born March 16 , 1932 ) , ( Col , USMCR , Ret . ) , better known as Walter Cunningham , is a retired American astronaut . In 1968 , he was a Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 7 mission . He was NASA 's third civilian astronaut ( after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See ) , and has also been a fighter pilot , physicist , entrepreneur , venture capitalist , author of " The All - American Boys " , lecturer , and host of the radio show " Lift - off to Logic " . Walter Cunningham attended UCLA . [PAR] [TLE] Elliot See [ SEP ] Elliot McKay See Jr. ( July 23 , 1927 February 28 , 1966 ) was an American engineer , naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , selected in the second group of astronauts . Chosen as the prime command pilot for what would have been his first space flight , Gemini 9 , he was killed with his crewmate Charles Bassett in a 1966 NASA trainer jet crash at the St. Louis , Missouri McDonnell Aircraft plant , where they were to take two weeks of space rendezvous simulator training .
Which astronaut flew on the Apollo 7 becoming NASA's 3rd civilian astronaut after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See?
Which astronaut flew on the Apollo 7 becoming NASA 's 3rd civilian astronaut after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See ?
Ronnie Walter Cunningham
Ronnie Walter Cunningham