NASA announced the selection of the United States’ first seven astronauts on April 9, 1959. The group was quickly dubbed the “Mercury Seven,” as the men were chosen for Project Mercury. The ...

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If the NRC is unable to make this guarantee, NASA must "(1) notify the Committees; (2) reallocate the funds provided for Mars Next Decade to the Outer Planets Flagship program in order to begin ...

Apollo NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025. ... and Don Johnson work in the reactor control room during its operating days in 1959.

The next wheels on the red planet will belong to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) – a huge step in how that planet is further poked, probed, and more fully plumbed for new information.

1959: The first seven astronauts selected to participate in NASA’s Project Mercury are introduced by the space agency at a press conference in Washington.

The Appropriations Committee of the US House of Representatives has set May 8 as the start of debate on a budget that pares NASA back to its lowest level as ...

In January 1959, NASA started the process of selecting their astronauts, and it was quite the process. NASA began with a pool of 508 military test pilots and shortened the list to 110 candidates.

Mercury Astronauts Meet the Press, 1959. When the John Glenn cracked up the audience with his answer. (Watch the entire press conference at NASA's 50 anniversary site).

1959: The first seven astronauts selected to participate in NASA’s Project Mercury are introduced by the space agency at press conference in Washington. Dubbed the “Mercury Seven” by the ...