| NASA Center: |
Langley Research Center |
| Image # : |
L-1989-00361 |
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| Date : |
09/13/1968
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Title
Original 7 Astronauts in Spacesuits
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. Front row, left to right, Walter M. Schirra,
Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter; back row,
Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom and L. Gordon Cooper.
Keywords
Mercury Astronauts Walter Schirra Wally Schirra Donald Slayton Deke Slayton John Glenn Scott Carpenter Alan Shepard Virgil Grissom Gordon Cooper Gordo Cooper Gus Grissom
Subject Category
Mercury-Astronaut,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
LARC
- Center Number:
L-1989-00361
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001293
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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