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1. On what date were the Mercury astronauts announced to the public?
2. What is the official name by NASA given to the Mercury astronauts?
3. Which of following was NOT one of selection criteria for the Mercury astronauts?
4. Who was the first American into space?
5. This Mercury astronaut unfortunately died in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire. Who was he?
6. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
7. What Mercury astronaut flew only one total space mission in a Mercury space capsule?
8. Who was the only astronaut in the Mercury program to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs?
9. Who was the first American in space for more than one day?
10. Who was the only Mercury astronaut NOT to fly a Mercury mission?
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