Although NASA’s Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne served very different objectives, a closer look reveals that both missions were powered by equal parts of competition, innovation, and a strong dose of ...
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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 ...
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