A Russian cosmonaut was the very first person in space. His name was Yuri Gagarin. Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton are known as the seven original American astronauts. Alan Shepard was the first of them in space and John Glenn was the first to orbit the Earth.
The names of the first lunar landing astronauts were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
NASA first recruited astronauts in 1959 as part of the Mercury program, with the aim of selecting and training individuals to participate in human spaceflights. The original group of astronauts, known as the "Mercury Seven," were selected based on their experience as military test pilots.
The first astronauts were called the Mercury 7 because they were the first group of astronauts selected for Project Mercury, the United States' first manned spaceflight program. The "7" refers to the seven original astronauts chosen by NASA.
The first seven American astronauts were the Mercury program astronauts: John Glenn Jr.; Virgil "Gus" Grissom; Donald "Deke" Slayton; Alan Shepard, Jr.; M. Scott Carpenter; Wally Schirra; L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Apollo 3 was an unmanned test of the Saturn booster
Project Mercury. Only seven astronauts were chosen for this. They're called " The original seven " because they were the first astronauts.
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John Glenn
NASA's seven original astronauts were: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton. Look under "What are the names of all the Astronauts" for a more complete list.
America's first seven astronauts were selected on April 9, 1959. They were known as the Mercury Seven and went through a rigorous selection and training process before they were chosen.
The names of the first lunar landing astronauts were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
NASA first recruited astronauts in 1959 as part of the Mercury program, with the aim of selecting and training individuals to participate in human spaceflights. The original group of astronauts, known as the "Mercury Seven," were selected based on their experience as military test pilots.
There were seven astronauts chosen by n.A.S.A in their first batch.
The first astronauts were called the Mercury 7 because they were the first group of astronauts selected for Project Mercury, the United States' first manned spaceflight program. The "7" refers to the seven original astronauts chosen by NASA.
The first seven American astronauts were the Mercury program astronauts: John Glenn Jr.; Virgil "Gus" Grissom; Donald "Deke" Slayton; Alan Shepard, Jr.; M. Scott Carpenter; Wally Schirra; L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
The first astronauts to fly in the Discovery Space Shuttle were: Michael Coats Henry Hartsfield, Jr. Richard M. Mullane Steven Hawley Judith Resnik Charles Walker
Neil Armstrong