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Astronauts: United States Project Mercury, ca. 1960

27 min 5 sec/94 shots

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This circa 1960 NASA film documents the selection of Project Mercury’s original seven astronauts—Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. It follows their medical, psychological, and stress testing; technical and physical training; spacecraft and safety-system development; and preparations for launch, orbit, reentry, and ocean recovery.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: National Archives and Records Administration
Collection: U.S. Government Films (Internet Archive collection)
Original title: Astronauts: United States Project Mercury, ca. 1960
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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