Mercury program
Project Mercury was the United States' first program to put people in space. Beginning in 1958 and completed in 1963, the program made six crewed flights and marked the start of human spaceflight in the United States.
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History of Space Food
A very short history of how people eat and what they eat in space.
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How John Glenn Suited Up for Space
When astronaut John Glenn made history as the first American in orbit, his custom spacesuit helped him make the journey.
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What’s New in Aerospace: Museum Careers and the Display of Freedom 7 (Alan Shepard’s Capsule)
Find out about the careers involved in conserving and displaying the nation’s important air and space related objects, including the Mercury Freedom 7 capsule.
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My Path: Gene Kranz - Failure is Not An Option
Failure is not an option. is a famous quote from the movie Apollo 13. Learn what Gene Kranz thinks about failure.
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To the Moon and Beyond Breakout Room
Students will learn about the US's first human journeys into space in order to will crack the codes from the different NASA missions to gain the final passcode for the Artemis future missions to Mars!
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