Mercury 7 - America's First Astronauts by danapommet
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Description
This mural was part of Astronauts Park on Grand Turk Island. These were the seven men picked to lead America into space. They were introduced to the nation on April 9th 1959. All were under 40 years old, none taller than 5 foot 11 inches tall and all less than 180 pounds.
They are left to right:
Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra Jr - Sigma 7
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr - Freedom 7
Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton
Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom - Liberty Bell 7
John Herschel Glenn Jr - Friendship 7
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr � Faith 7
Malcolm Scott Carpenter - Aurora 7
The names of their capsules are included above. Shepard went first and was followed by Grissom. Both went up and straight back down. Glenn was the first to orbit the earth (3 times) followed by Carpenter. Schirra did 6 orbits and Cooper completed 22 orbits. Slayton did not launch due to an unknown medical condition.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments.
They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (25)
Wonderful capture of the mural and great history
Excellent capture! They were all very brave! :)
WOW....This is a precious image Dana, marvelous shot!
great info and photo!!
A most Memorable Capture....
~Very interesting capture!~
Great capture. It all seems so long ago now Dana.
Great shot.
I remember it well..great mural.
Excellent capture! These brave men will always be remembered!...
Excellent capture ! Splendid mural , a real piece of space history
Excellent capture !!!!!!
le debut d'une grande histoire inachevee!
wonderful tribute!!
Wonderful to see!!
Great mural, they were so b rave going into the unknown!!!
excellent capture
The right stuff. Yes, I remember them and this remarkable photograph well. Right off the top of my head, I know Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and Leroy Cooper are no longer alive, and possibly Wally Schirra and Scott Carpenter are also gone.
They were very brave to volanteer weren't they and look at the world they have opened up for us. A wonderful capture.
did real good
Times have changed my friend. And what work they did. Congratulations again and thanks for sharing mille ((5 + +)) Les temps ont bien changer mon ami . Et quel travaux ils ont fait . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager ((5++))
Excellent shot of this piece of history!
Awesome capture of history.
Stunning idea!! Fav v v v v v v
Hahaha . . . I like it! http://ufopartisan.blogspot.com/2009/10/astronaut-deke-slaytons-amazing-ufo.html