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1959 Astronauts

Jan. 11, 2025

Mercury 7 Astronauts, April 1959 - NASA 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. NASA introduces America's first astronauts The group portrait of the original seven astronauts for the Mercury Project. NASA selected its first seven astronauts on April 27, 1959. Left to right at front: Walter M. Wally Schirra, Donald | 1959 Astronauts


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