Apollo 7 astronaut Cunningham dies at age 90 -NASA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walter Cunningham, who flew into space as an astronaut aboard Apollo 7, died on Tuesday at age 90, NASA said.

"Walt Cunningham was a fighter pilot, physicist, and an entrepreneur - but, above all, he was an explorer," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Chris Reese)