Project Mercury. Only seven astronauts were chosen for this. They're called " The original seven " because they were the first astronauts.
Alan Shepard was the first and second American to go to outer space.
Mercury was the name given to the first American space program.
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
Alan Shepard
Mercury.
As I recall, the programs ran in this order: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, ISS .
Alan b. shepared
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he was the very first african american in space
Mercury was the name of the first American Space program started by NASA. The goals were to see if humans can go to space and function normaly.
Captain Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom He was 2nd American into space behind Alan Shepard. Yuri Gagarin was the first Human into space.