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NASA Astronaut Group 2
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NASA Astronaut Group 2 was the second group of astronauts selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Their selection was announced on September 17, 1962. The group augmented the Me
Group 2 astronauts. Back row, left to right: Elliot See, James McDivitt, Jim Lovell, Ed White, Thomas Stafford. Front row: Pete Conrad, Frank Borman,
Group 2 astronauts. Back row, left to right: Elliot See, James McDivitt, Jim Lovell, Ed White, Thomas Stafford. Front row: Pete Conrad, Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, John Young. Before them are models of the Mercury, Apollo, and Gemini spacecraft.
"We choose to go to the Moon": President John F. Kennedy speaks on the nation's space effort at Rice University in Houston, on September 12, 1962
"We choose to go to the Moon": President John F. Kennedy speaks on the nation's space effort at Rice University in Houston, on September 12, 1962
The first two groups of astronauts selected by NASA. The Mercury Seven are seated at the front, with the Next Nine standing behind them.
The first two groups of astronauts selected by NASA. The Mercury Seven are seated at the front, with the Next Nine standing behind them.
The Next Nine during desert survival training in Nevada in August 1963. Front row, left to right: Borman, Lovell, Young, Conrad, McDivitt, White. Back
The Next Nine during desert survival training in Nevada in August 1963. Front row, left to right: Borman, Lovell, Young, Conrad, McDivitt, White. Back row, left to right: Raymond Zedehar, Stafford, Slayton, Armstrong and See
Mercury Seven
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The Mercury Seven were the group of seven astronauts selected to fly spacecraft for Project Mercury. They are also referred to as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1. Their names were publicly an
NASA Astronaut Group 2
…selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Their selection was announced on September 17, 1962. The group augmented the Mercury Seven. President John F. Kennedy had announced Project Apollo, on May 25, 1961, with the ambitious goal of putting a man on the Moon by the end of the decade…
The Mercury Seven in 1960 Back: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper; Front: Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter
The Mercury Seven in 1960 Back: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper; Front: Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter
The Mercury Seven in front of an F-106 Delta Dart
The Mercury Seven in front of an F-106 Delta Dart
(L to R) Cooper, Schirra (partially obscured), Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Slayton, and Carpenter
(L to R) Cooper, Schirra (partially obscured), Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Slayton, and Carpenter
Memorial at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
Memorial at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14