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Mercury Program
space race
see also Space Exploration
astronaut control over Mercury spacecraft
astronauts in the Mercury program
Carpenter, M. Scott
Cooper, Leroy Gordon, Jr.
Glenn, John Herschell, Jr.
Grissom, Virgil Ivan
Schirra, Walter Marty, Jr.
Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr.
Slayton, Deke
Von Braun, Wernher
early astronauts
manufacturers helping build Mercury spacecraft
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
pictures of Mercury Program astronauts and spacecraft
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related programs
role of the Atlas rocket
role of the Redstone rocket
subject of film
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