Mercury Seven
NASA's first seven astronauts were known as the Mercury Seven because they were scheduled to fly NASA's first manned spacecraft, the Mercury spacecraft.[1]
They were: Alan Shepard, Donald "Deke" Slayton, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper.[1]
References
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"Mercury Crew Bids Farewell To Colleague, Alan Shepard". The Associated Press. 1998-08-02. Retrieved 2026-06-10 – via The New York Times.
It was Mr. Shepard's 15-minute flight on May 5, 1961 aboard the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft that made the United States a contender in the race for the moon.