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On this date: NASA selects developer of Mercury spacecraft
On January 9, 1959, NASA selected the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation to develop the Mercury spacecraft, which would later carry the first American astronauts into space, Alan Shepard and Virgil ...
New Hampshire Union Leader5 年
NH's Shepard was grounded for historic lunar landing, but his time would come
Jul 14, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 Updated Jul 15, 2019 The late Alan Shepard ... As one of the original Mercury Seven depicted in the novel and film, “The Right Stuff,” Shepard became the first ...
insider.si.edu8 个月
Destination Moon
A decade later, humans walked on its surface. The Destination Moon exhibition features iconic objects from the Museum's unrivaled collection of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo artifacts, including Alan ...
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On this date: NASA selects contractor to build Mercury capsule
On Jan. 9, 1959, NASA selected the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation to develop the Mercury spacecraft, which would later carry the first American astronauts into space, Alan Shepard and Virgil ...
Lawrence Journal-World17 年
Space odyssey
Back row: Alan Shepard Jr., Virgil Grissom and Gordon Cooper. Veteran NBC space correspondent Jay Barbree writes about covering the Mercury seven in his memoir, Live Cape Canaveral, Fla.?