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NASA Human Spaceflight Collection
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NASA Human Spaceflight Collection
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S61-01250 (20 January 1961) --- Photo of the Mercury astronauts standing beside a Convair 106-B aircraft. They are, left to right, M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. EDITOR'S NOTE: Astronaut Gus Grissom died in the Apollo 1 -- Apollo/Saturn (AS-204) -- fire at Cape Kennedy, Florida on January 27, 1967. Astronaut Deke Slayton died from complications of a brain tumor, in League City, Texas on June 13, 1993. Astronaut Shepard died after a lengthy illness in Monterey, California, on July 21, 1998. As of January 1, 1977 none of the seven astronauts remained with the NASA Space Program. However, in October 1998, United States Senator Glenn (Democrat-Ohio) flew as payload specialist on the STS-95 mission.
Description
S61-01250 (20 January 1961) --- Photo of the Mercury astronauts standing beside a Convair 106-B aircraft. They are, left to right, M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. EDITOR'S NOTE: Astronaut Gus Grissom died in the Apollo 1 -- Apollo/Saturn (AS-204) -- fire at Cape Kennedy, Florida on January 27, 1967. Astronaut Deke Slayton died from complications of a brain tumor, in League City, Texas on June 13, 1993. Astronaut Shepard died after a lengthy illness in Monterey, California, on July 21, 1998. As of January 1, 1977 none of the seven astronauts remained with the NASA Space Program. However, in October 1998, United States Senator Glenn (Democrat-Ohio) flew as payload specialist on the STS-95 mission.
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Photo-s61_01250
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Photo-s61_01250
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Texas
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Texas
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Florida
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Florida
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California
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California
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Ohio
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Ohio
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Saturn
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Saturn
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United States of America
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United States of America
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Deke Slayton
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Deke Slayton
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Gordon Cooper
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Gordon Cooper
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Scott Carpenter
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Scott Carpenter
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October 1998
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October 1998
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20 January 1961
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20 January 1961
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January 27, 1967
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January 27, 1967
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June 13, 1993
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June 13, 1993
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July 21, 1998
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July 21, 1998
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January 1, 1977
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January 1, 1977
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1998
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1998
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1993
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1993
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1967
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1967
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1961
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1961
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1977
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1977
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SPD-SPFLT-Photo-s61_ 01250
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SPD-SPFLT-Photo-s61_ 01250
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