**FILE** The remaining four of the original "Mercury Seven," from left, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter, and John Glenn, pose while the colors are presented during a memorial service for the first American in Space, Alan Shepard, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, in this Aug 1, 1998 file photo. NASA said Thursday, May 3, 3007, that former Mercury 7 astronaut Wally Schirra has died at 84. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato, FILE) ORG XMIT: NY121
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