Mercury Seven

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English

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The Mercury Seven. From left to right: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.

Proper noun

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the Mercury Seven

  1. NASA's first astronaut group, consisting of seven members, chosen in 1959: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.

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