Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 9, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven ...
In 1959, having determined that military test pilots would make the best astronauts, NASA began screening the records of 508 candidates. From there the group was narrowed to 110 men who went through ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on April 9, 1959, as astronauts for the Mercury 7 mission were introduced to the American ...
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