[DOC] [TLE] Mercury Seven - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by 
NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or 
Astronaut Group 1. They piloted the manned spaceflights of the Mercury program 
from May 1961 ... NASA introduced the astronauts in Washington on April 9, 1959
. [DOC] [TLE] Looking Back: The Mercury 7 | NASA [PAR] On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first astronaut class, the Mercury 7. ... 
Shepard's Freedom 7 Mercury capsule lifted off at 9:34 a.m. from Launch .... 
leader for NASA's manned space program, coaxes a smile out of astronaut John 
Glenn after .... The American public first met the seven men chosen to be this 
country's first... [DOC] [TLE] Project Mercury Overview - Astronaut Selection | NASA [PAR] Yet the names of Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, and 
Slayton were .... Phase four of the selection program was an amazingly elaborate 
set of .... Shortly after the astronauts were introduced to the public, a literate 
layman asked ... Shepard's Freedom 7 Mercury capsule lifted off at 9:34 a.m. from 
Launch... [DOC] [TLE] Project Apollo: Americans to the Moon - NASA History Homepage [PAR] Manned Space Flight was created in spring 1959; it consisted of top-level .... 
Satellites and spacecraft 24% (Including 7% on Project Mercury). Ballistic ...... 
INTRODUCTION ...... neglected in seeking public appreciation and acceptance of 
the program. .... flight of Alan Shepard, the first U.S. astronaut, on Friday, 5 May 
1961. [DOC] [TLE] At the Tip of the Pyramid: The Iconography of Early Astronauts and ... [PAR] May 7, 2012 ... Introduction ... April 9, 1959, when the original seven Mercury astronauts 
received their .... politician most synonymous with a bold space program, shaped 
the .... Kristen Starr, NASA's Hidden Power: NACA/NASA Public Relations and 
the ... Journalists could have rightly emphasized that Shepard's journey... [DOC] [TLE] nasa's first 50 years historical perspectives - National Space Society [PAR] Apr 22, 2005 ... better than to turn to these volumes for an introduction to NASA history as ... 
Space Program, seven volumes (Washington, DC: NASA SP-4407, 19952008), 
available at http:// ... losing a Space Shuttle and seven lives in full public view. ..... 
Apollo 204 fire that killed three astronauts in January 1967. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "This new ocean : a history of Project Mercury" [PAR] The result has been the development of a historical program by NASA as .... 4, 
1959 211 Tracking network map 219 Early vs. late Mercury space suits 229 .... 
three-orbit flight of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. In all, the Mercury astronauts flew 
two ...... A few moments later the nose cone separated from the rest of the rocket 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Bermuda's History from 1952 to 1999 - Bermuda Online [PAR] She visited Bermuda 3 times: 1958, Jul 1959, and Feb 1962. HMS Bermuda .... 
The Theatre Boycott ended segregation in public places in a matter of days. ..... 
Alan Shepard was one of the NASA astronauts assigned to Bermuda. The NASA 
.... Glenn orbited the earth in the Friendship 7 and became a huge celebrity. [DOC] [TLE] Chariots for Apollo - Encyclopaedia.com [PAR] Sep 12, 1970 ... Chariots For Apollo, ch17. ...... Apollo Program Responsibilities of the Manned 
Space ...... Introduction to the Astronauts,news conference, 9 April 1959; Low to 
..... Class Determination and Findings,28 July 1961, with encs.; Glenn F. ...... 
NASA were concerned, effectively laid the Apollo mode issue to rest. [DOC] [TLE] John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon - Palgrave Connect [PAR] only passing attention to his involvement with the lunar landing program. One 
goal of ...... tone of candidate Kennedy's public statements on space, especially 
his stri- .... dated November 16, 1959, NASA administrator Glennan told President 
...... with Messrs. Bell ...... Finally, on May 5, astronaut Alan Shepard was 
launched. [DOC] [TLE] Exploring the Unknown, Vol. 4 - NASASpaceFlight.com Forum [PAR] Aug 21, 1975

Question: 1959: NASA publicly introduces Messrs. Glenn, Shepard & the rest of this program's 7 astronauts
Answer: Mercury