Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
Full Description:
Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr.
Date:
01/01/1963
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Keywords:
Thomas
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
James
Keywords:
John
Keywords:
Neil
Keywords:
Alan
Keywords:
Shepard
Keywords:
Glenn
Keywords:
Virgil
Keywords:
Grissom
Keywords:
Gus
Keywords:
White
Keywords:
Gordon
Keywords:
Cooper
Keywords:
Gordo
Keywords:
See
Keywords:
Edward
Keywords:
Ed
Keywords:
1
Keywords:
Slayton
Keywords:
Carpenter
Keywords:
Young
Keywords:
McDivitt
Keywords:
Scott
Keywords:
Jim
Keywords:
Lovell
Keywords:
Stafford
Keywords:
Tom
Keywords:
Schirra
Keywords:
Wally
Keywords:
Charles
Keywords:
Conrad
Keywords:
Pete
Keywords:
Frank
Keywords:
Borman
Keywords:
2
Keywords:
Donald
Keywords:
Astronaut
Keywords:
Deke
Keywords:
Group
Keywords:
Water
Keywords:
Elliot
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
Gordon Cooper
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_who:
Frank Borman
facet_who:
Scott Carpenter
facet_when:
April 1959
facet_when:
September, 1962
facet_when:
01-01-1963
facet_when_year:
1959
facet_when_year:
1962
facet_when_year:
1963
Image #:
S63-00562
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1333
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S63-00562
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001333
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Astronaut Groups 1 and 2