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Apollo 7 - Wikipedia  Apollo 7 was a 1968 human spaceflight mission carried out by the United States. It was the first mission in the United States' Apollo program to carry a crew into space. It was also the first U.S. spaceflight to carry astronauts since the flight of Gemini XII in November ... Schirra thus became the only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo...
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Remembering Gordon Cooper | NASA  NASA mourns the loss of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, who rocketed into ... A naval aviator, he would go on to fly to the moon twice, aboard Apollo 10 in 1969 ... The fuel aboard the Agena now would not only aid in maneuvering, it would .... the Gemini IXA spacecraft during one of their three rendezvous in Earth orbit.
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Project Gemini - Wikipedia  Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. It was a United States space program that started in 1961 and concluded in 1966. Project Gemini was conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo. The Gemini spacecraft carried a two-astronaut crew. ... Ten crews flew low Earth orbit (LEO) missions between 1965 and 1966.
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Mercury Seven - Wikipedia  The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or...
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Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding ...  Oct 13, 2013 ... Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter was the right man with the right stuff ... to orbit the Earth, and is now the only surviving astronaut of his class. ... Wally Schirra was the only astronaut to fly all three Apollo-era programs  Mercury, Gemini, ... As launch day neared, Carpenter named his spacecraft Aurora 7.
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March 23, 1965 Launch of First Crewed Gemini Flight | NASA  Mar 23, 2015 ... NASA's two-man Gemini spaceflights demonstrated that astronauts could ... Veteran Mercury astronaut Grissom was selected as command pilot of ... He also commanded STS-1, the first shuttle mission. ... Last Updated: July 30, 2015 ... years the program's five spacecraft carried people into orbit repeatedly,...
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Darrow graduate 'Pete' Conrad remembered as 'cutting edge pioneer'  Jul 8, 1999 ... 'Pete' Conrad became the third astronaut to walk on the moon on ... giant leap for mankind," Armstrong said as he stepped onto the lunar surface. ... sense of humor: "Whoopie! That may have been a small one for Neil, but ... After leaving the space agency, Conrad devoted his time to ... lunar module pilot.
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Space Center Houston | Gemini V  21, 1965, the third crewed Gemini flight went up with a pair of astronauts nestled in its belly. Charles Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper were launched into space on a ... space flight that was three days longer than the previous Soviet Union record. ... as their Mercury counterparts, they offered only slightly more cabin space.
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Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding ...  Oct 13, 2013 ... Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter was the right man with the right stuff at the wrong time. ... Deke Slayton was scheduled to fly after John Glenn but was pulled ... Carpenter would also have more control over his spacecraft.
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New Exhibit Features Unique Diamond Astronaut Pin | The Museum ...  28, 2012--A new exhibit honoring NASA astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton ... Slayton was grounded from spaceflight for medical reasons just before he was to become ... weeks when it went to the Moon with Apollo 11 at the request of Neil Armstrong. The pin is legendary in the history of the NASA manned space program.
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Glenn Orbits the Earth | NASA  Feb 16, 2012 ... Group shot of the original Mercury Astronauts taken at the Manned Spacecraft ... He became the third American in space and the first to orbit Earth. ... 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. ..... In the last nine days of fighting in Korea Glenn downed three MIG's in...
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Picture Archive: First Seven Astronauts, 1962  May 9, 2013 ... On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard (back, far left) made it into spaceand backjust 23 days after Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to do so. Less than a year later, John Glenn (front, second from right) became the first American to orbit the Earth.
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Glenn Orbits the Earth | NASA  Feb 16, 2012 ... L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. 2. ... He became the third American in space and the first to orbit Earth. ... On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first .... After orbiting the Earth 3 times, Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean, ... Rehearsing for his historic flight on February 20, 1962, Mercury...
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Glenn Orbits the Earth | NASA  After three years of training, John Glenn rocketed into space aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship 7. He became the third American in space and the first to...
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John Glenn reunites with Mercury team - CBS News  Feb 19, 2012 ... Three days before the 50th anniversary of his historic flight, the first ... One pulled aside an Associated Press reporter to make sure she knew women were part of the team. ... Glenn's flight was the turning point that put America on a winning ... Gagarin reached orbit on his mission; another Soviet cosmonaut...
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Project Gemini - Wikipedia  Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. It was a United States space program that started in 1961 and concluded in 1966. Project Gemini was conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo. The Gemini spacecraft carried a two-astronaut crew. ... Its launch vehicle was the GeminiTitan II, a modified Intercontinental...
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Celebrity Apprentice Contestant by Jeopardy Clue Quiz - By maxkirk1  In 1973 this former helmsman of the starship Enterprise ran for a seat on the L.A. city council. 1 of only 2 Americans to win the men's figure skating gold medal...
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Astronauts' and other space workers nicknames - collectSPACE: Messages  Most astronauts of the Mercury through Apollo era had nicknames ... is mostly quite obvious, as they were short forms of the first names (i.e. ... Virgil Ivan Grissom's "Gus" ... Conrad's mother wanted him named Pete, but in the end his father's ... I don't think Conrad had the middle name of Peter, despite what...
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Project Apollo: Americans to the Moon - NASA History Homepage  Manned Space Flight was created in spring 1959; it consisted of top-level .... Satellites and spacecraft 24% (Including 7% on Project Mercury). Ballistic ...... INTRODUCTION ...... neglected in seeking public appreciation and acceptance of the program. .... flight of Alan Shepard, the first U.S. astronaut, on Friday, 5 May 1961.
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John Glenn: 1st American to Orbit Earth, Oldest Man in Space  Aug 23, 2012 ... John Glenn: 1st American to Orbit Earth, Oldest Man in Space ... He went on to fly 90 missions in Korea, downing three MiGs during the his last nine days of combat. ... Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man launched into ... On Oct. 29, 1998, while still a senator, Glenn made history again...
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Gus Grissom biography - NASA History Homepage  His second space flight on Gemini III earned him the distinction of being the first man to ... Virgil Ivan Grissom was born on April 3, 1926 in Mitchell, Indiana, a tiny ... He took a short leave during July 1945 to marry Betty Moore and returned to the .... On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he...