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Looking Back: The Mercury 7

On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first astronaut class, the Mercury 7.
On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first astronaut class, the Mercury 7.

On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first astronaut class, the Mercury 7. Front row, left to right: Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter; back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, and L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.

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