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Which of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts died in a launch pad accident in 1967?
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Gus Grissom.
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What is a U.S. space project that gave astronauts practice piloting space craft and working in space?
Project Gemini and Project Apollo had astronauts practice piloting and working in space.
What is the US space project that gathered data on the basics o space flight?
Project Mercury.
How many astronauts flew aboard each Mercury spacecraft?
Only seven people were chosen for the Mercury program. Six out of the seven astronauts chosen had a Mercury flight. Deke Slayton was grounded because he had a heart problem (a heart murmur to be exact). He was able to fly as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. here are the seven mermbers of the Mercury program: Alan Shepard jr. Gus Grissom John Glenn Jr. Scott Carpenter Walter Schirra jr. Gordon Cooper jr. Deke Slayton
How many people flew to the moon Apollo project?
As each Apollo spacecraft had three astronauts at a time and seven Apollo crafts flew to the moon, there were a total of 21 astronauts.
Did any astronauts die during the Mercury or Gemini missions?
Of the seven military test pilots selected as astronauts selected for Project Mercury, only six actually flew Mercury missions: Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra and Cooper. Slayton was medically grounded in 1962 and replaced by Carpenter, but eventually flew on the last pre-Shuttle mission, the Apollo-Soyuz Tesp Project, in 1975.
What is the first space program to send an American into outer space?
Project Mercury. Only seven astronauts were chosen for this. They're called " The original seven " because they were the first astronauts.
What were the problems with project mercury?
One problem with Project Mercury was the spacesuit. It was very heavy and needed to be redesigned several times. Another problem that Project Mercury faced was designing a way to bring back the astronauts without them overheating on re-entry. There were also tragedies to overcome when a test failed and astronauts died.
Which space project listed below sent 2 astronauts at a time into space Project Gemini Project Mercury Project Apollo or space shuttle?
Project Gimini
What was the name of the NASA project following project Mercury?
The two-man flights of Project Gemini (1965-1966) followed NASA's Mercury program, which launched astronauts in one-man capsules.
Who of the original 7 astronauts went on to participate in the Apollo project to the moon?
Alan Shepard
How did NASA choose the nations first astronauts in the mercury project?
They were put through a lot of tests and practiced being weightless
Space program that first put astronauts into space?
Project Mercury sent the first 6 Americans into space. They were all solo flights.
How did the Mercury program start?
The Mercury program started in 1961. There had been a total of six flight during this project. The last flight was on 1963. Astronauts aimed to go to space to make observations.
First seven seven astronauts who died in the first space shuttle accident of Project Mercury?
The first seven were the first seven American Men in Space flight- not a memorial or posthumous angle. There were No in-flight fatal accidents in the Mercury or Gemini programs, and only one ( killing three Astros= Grissom, White , and Chafee) in a ground test that caught fire-in the Apollo program. There were, to date two ( All hands) fatal accidents in the space shuttle program, involving the shuttles CHALLENGER and COLUMBIA. Mercury program was accident-free.
Was John Glenn in Project Gemini or Project Mercury?
He was in Project Mercury.
What is a U.S. space project that gave astronauts practice piloting space craft and working in space?
Project Gemini and Project Apollo had astronauts practice piloting and working in space.
When was Project Mercury created?
Project Mercury was created in 1959.
