Project Mercury, 1959-1963
Less than a year after its birth, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency announced its first astronaut class, the Mercury Seven, on April 9, 1959. Project Mercury proved that humans could live and work in space, paving the way for future human exploration.
This cutaway drawing of the Mercury capsule was used by the Space Task Group at the first NASA inspection.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: LRC-1961-B701_P-05741
Date: October 24, 1959
Project Mercury, 1959-1963
Less than a year after its birth, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency announced its first astronaut class, the Mercury Seven, on April 9, 1959. Project Mercury proved that humans could live and work in space, paving the way for future human exploration.
This cutaway drawing of the Mercury capsule was used by the Space Task Group at the first NASA inspection.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: LRC-1961-B701_P-05741
Date: October 24, 1959