Project Mercury laid the foundation for the United ... Following his momentous flight, Alan Shepard participated in NASA projects. Despite being grounded for several years owing to an inner ...

Back row: Alan Shepard Jr., Virgil Grissom ... O’Malley, 91, the Mercury-Atlas test conductor who pushed the launch button for John Glenn’s flight, joked, “I wouldn’t believe a word ...

On January 9, 1959, NASA selected the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation to develop the Mercury spacecraft, which would later ...

Jeff Bezos; his brother; a $28 million auction winner; and Wally Funk, an 82-year-year old aviator will go aboard first flight of New Shepard. “I would say, ‘Honey, that was the best thing ...

Last week, with all the nonchalance of Casey Stengel reeling off a pre-game batting order, Project Mercury ... Navy Commander Alan Shepard Jr., 37. After the initial manned flight is scheduled ...

A decade later, humans walked on its surface. The Destination Moon exhibition features iconic objects from the Museum's unrivaled collection of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo artifacts, including Alan ...