On 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7. They were ...
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This day in history: NASA introduces its first astronauts
On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) introduced its first group of astronauts to the ...
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April 9, 1959: The Mercury 7 debut
In 1959, having determined that military test pilots would make the best astronauts, NASA began screening the records of 508 ...
On March 24, 1961, NASA's Mercury Redstone rocket launched on its last uncrewed flight before it started sending astronauts into space. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The mission ...
The International Space Hall of Fame is inducting five new nominees into the Alamogordo facility. The nominees were chosen ...
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