On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) introduced its first group of astronauts to the world. Known as the “Mercury 7,” these seven men were chosen to lead Project ...
A space museum in eastern Missouri that includes links to one of the Mercury 7 astronauts is looking for a new home, and Neosho is one of two cities in the running. Earl Mullins, ...
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The Mercury 7 who launched America’s space dream
On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the Mercury Seven, its first astronauts, marking the dawn of America’s human spaceflight program. Chosen from hundreds of military test pilots, these men became ...
On April 9, 1959, these seven astronauts became our heroes. It turned out they had the "right stuff." ...
In 1959, having determined that military test pilots would make the best astronauts, NASA began screening the records of 508 candidates. From there the group was narrowed to 110 men who went through ...
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