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== [[The Mercury Seven]] ==

== [[The Mercury Seven]] ==

The '''Mercury Seven''' were the original seven astronauts designated to fly in Project Mercury.  They were M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter "Wally" Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald "Deke" Slayton.  Selected for their performance in the [[Air Force]], several of these pioneer astronauts (including Wally Schirra) flew in all NASA rocket spacecraft - from Mercury to [[Gemini]] to [[Apollo]].

The '''Mercury Seven''' were the original seven astronauts designated to fly in Project Mercury.  They were M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter "Wally" Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald "Deke" Slayton.  Selected for their performance in the [[Air Force]], several of these pioneer astronauts (including Wally Schirra) flew in all NASA rocket spacecraft - from Mercury to [[Gemini]] to [[Apollo]]. 

 

The successful mission of [[Apollo 11]] could not have been conducted without their efforts, for which one (Gus Grissom) gave his life in the [[Apollo 1]] tragedy, alongside fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee.

== Mercury Missions ==

== Mercury Missions ==