On this date: NASA selects developer of Mercury spacecraft
On January 9, 1959, NASA selected the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation to develop the Mercury spacecraft, which would later ...
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First Man in Space (USA): Alan Shephard
In response to Soviet advancements, NASA initiated Project ... 1961, Alan Shepard boarded the Freedom 7 spacecraft, which was placed on a Redstone rocket. The Cape Canaveral, Florida launch ...