Project Mercury astronauts at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia: (top, left to right) Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper; (bottom left to right) Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn and Scott Carpenter.Ralph Morse—Time & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesRead more: http://life.time.com/history/magnificent-seven-nasas-mercury-astronauts/#ixzz1vsCsEDNm


Project Mercury astronauts at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia: (top, left to right) Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper; (bottom left to right) Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn and Scott Carpenter.

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Read more: http://life.time.com/history/magnificent-seven-nasas-mercury-astronauts/#ixzz1vsCsEDNm

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