| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
| Image # : |
84PC-0022 |
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| Date : |
3/1960
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Title
Project Mercury Astronauts
Full Description
Project Mercury Astronauts, whose selection was announced
on April 9, 1959, only six months after the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration was formally established on October 1, 1958. They are: front row,
left to right, Walter H. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr.,
and Scott Carpenter; back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. Gus Grissom, and
L. Gordon Cooper.
Keywords
Project Mercury Astronauts Walter Schirra Wally Schirra Donald Slayton Deke Slayton John Glenn Scott Carpenter Alan Shepard Al Shepard Virgil Grissom Gus Grissom Gordon Cooper Gordo Cooper
Subject Category
Mercury-Astronaut,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
84PC-0022
- GRIN DataBase Number:
/GPN-2000-000651
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Submitter's Name: Chris Cohen
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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