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The Mercury astronauts were Alan B. Shepherd, Donald K. Slayton, Virgil .I. Grissom, Walter Schirra, John Glenn. Malcolm Scott Carpenter .
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Which movie is about the original US Mercury 7 astronauts?
The Right Stuff
How many astronauts participated in the mercury 7?
Seven men were selected to be astronauts, only six actually went into space.
Did it start with the Mercury astronauts?
The Mercury astronauts were the first Americans to go in Space in 1961.
Why is American astronaut John Glenn famous?
He was one of the original 7 Mercury astronauts and the first American to orbit the Earth.
Why were the first astronauts called the mercury 7?
they were called that because they all had the idea to go to launch at the soviet union together.
How many astronauts were in each mercury mission?
One
When was mercury 7 space ship planned?
The Mercury missions lasted from 1958 to 1963. Mercury-Atlas 7 was a Mercury program space mission. It launched on May 24, 1962. The Mercury 7 were the initial astronauts chosen for the Mercury missions. Scott Carpenter (who was the astronaut on Mercury-Atlas 7), L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton.
Who of the seven Mercury astronauts flew to the moon?
Alan Shepard.
The first seven astronauts were in missions named after what planets?
mercury
What mercury astronauts was supposed to fly on apollo 13?
what mercury astronaut was supposed to fly on the apollo 13
What do astronauts wear to survive on Mercury?
Astronauts don't go to Mercury it's too hot and they could send probes or spacecraft there much more cheaply, safely, and easily if they really needed to.
What was the name of the first NASA mission which took astronauts into orbit?
Mercury
