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55 years ago today, NASA introduced us to seven American heroes: the Project Mercury astronauts. The Mercury Seven were Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, and Scott Carpenter.

55 years ago today, NASA introduced us to seven American heroes: the Project Mercury astronauts. The Mercury Seven were Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, and Scott Carpenter.
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