Mercury Seven introduced
Date as reported
NASA announced its first seven astronauts.
- Type
- human spaceflight
- Category
- human spaceflight
- Organization
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Mercury
- Country
- US
Sources and attribution
- NASA — 60 moments in NASA history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.