Before Apollo, there was Gemini, and before Gemini, there was the Mercury program. This episode examines Mercury, the first U.S. program to put a man in space. It looks at the people, such as ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The flight plans had been filed, the logistics confirmed and the countdown was on to celebrate ...

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