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Historic Wings: John Glenn Friendship 7

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of America's first astronaut to orbit the earth during the Mercury Space program. After launching the program click on continue or on the numbers to learn about the story of the Mercury program and the first American to orbit...
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NASA

Nasa: Project Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to many, many NASA resources about the Mercury program. Detailed information on each of the Mercury missions as well as a large number of images are available from this site.
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A&E Television

History.com: Nasa Introduces America's First Astronauts

For Students 3rd - 8th
On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) introduces America's first astronauts to the press. Learn more about Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil (Gus) Grissom, Walter...
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NASA

Langley's Role in Project Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
The article on this website provides a detailed description of the contributions that Langley provided to the Mercury Space Missions.
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Arizona State University

Arizona State University: Space Exploration Resources: March to the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images and movies from the original Project Mercury space missions, Gemini Project, and Apollo missions of the 1960s.
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NASA

Kennedy Space Center: Project Mercury: America's First Space Explorers

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Project Mercury and its goals.
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NASA

Nasa: Project Mercury Mission Patches

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can look at the patches issued for Mercury Missions 3-9.