Mercury Seven
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The Mercury Seven were the group of seven astronauts selected to fly spacecraft for Project Mercury. They are also known as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1.[1]
Their names were publicly announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.
All of the Mercury Seven eventually flew in space. They piloted the six spaceflights of the Mercury program that had an astronaut on board from May 1961 to May 1963, and members of the group flew on all of the NASA human spaceflight programs of the 20th century—Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the Space Shuttle.[2]
Mercury Seven Media
The Mercury Seven in front of an F-106 Delta Dart
(L to R) Cooper, Schirra (partially obscured), Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Slayton, and Carpenter
Portrait of Astronaut Scott Carpenter. Image ID: S64-34357
Portrait of Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.
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Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom portrait
Portrait of American astronaut Walter Schirra
Business suit portrait of Al Shepard
Donald Slayton portrait
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References
- ↑ Compton, W. David (1988). Where No Man Has Gone Before (PDF). Washington, DC: NASA. ISBN 978-1-306-35053-2. OCLC 868270614. SP-4214.
- ↑ Carpenter, Scott; Stoever, Kris (2003). For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey Of A Mercury Astronaut. New York: NAL Trade. ISBN 978-0-451-21105-7. OCLC 52821294.
