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President Eisenhower insisted that the first astronauts be pilots (preferably military) with experience as test pilots. All astronauts were to have college degrees; however John Glenn did not have a degree having dropped out of college during WWII to join the USAAF. Astronauts could not be over 5'11' or weigh more than 180 pounds to to the space limitations in the capsule, Seven astronauts were chosen to be participants in the Mercury program. One, Donald K. 'Deke' Slayton was grounded for medical problems before his flight and never went into space. Slayton worked as astronaut training supervisor for NASA afterwards.
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Actually Deke Slayton DID fly in space. He was the Docking Module pilot on the Apollo/Soyuz mission in 1975 along with commander Tom Stafford and CM pilot Vance Brand.
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Who were the American astronauts that were first to set foot on the moon?
The first American astronauts to walk on the moon in 1969 were called Neil Amstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
Were American astronauts the first to set foot on the moon?
Yes in 1969
American astronauts first set foot on the moon in?
July 1969
These American astronauts were the first to set foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
When did NASA first recruit astronauts?
The first astronauts were recruited in 1959.
Why do astronauts become astronauts?
people become astronauts because... - a family member was - they loved studying it in school - they were good with all requirements - they loved the feel or rush of it - it was their dream - more cheezy stuff like that
Who was the president when the first person set foot on the moon?
When the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon, the president of the U.S.A was Richard Nixon.
Astronauts All Set?
A OK
How many Apollo astronauts set foot on earth?
All the astronauts used by N.A.s.A have walked on the surface of the earth.
Who were the first astronauts on the moon?
The first astronauts to land on the moon were Americans, they were Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Aldrin.
What year did astronauts first land on th moon?
The astronauts first landed on the moon in the year 1969.
Did the first astronauts to the moon read from the Bible?
The first astronaut, that crossed that set foot on the moon, was mother natures, she was a christian, and loved God, she did infact read from the bible.
