From NASA’s First Astronaut Class to Artemis II: The Importance of Military Jet Pilot Experience - NASA

The Mercury 7 On April 9, 1959, reporters and news media crammed into the ballroom of the Dolley Madison House in Washington—the location of NASA Headquarters at that time—to learn the names of the...

By · · 1 min read
From NASA’s First Astronaut Class to Artemis II: The Importance of Military Jet Pilot Experience - NASA

Source: NASA

The Mercury 7 On April 9, 1959, reporters and news media crammed into the ballroom of the Dolley Madison House in Washington—the location of NASA Headquarters at that time—to learn the names of the first American astronauts who came to be known as the Mercury 7. Public Information Director Walter Bonney kicked off the announcement […]