Mercury astronauts - from our story '‘Duty’, ‘Faith’ and ‘Country’ – The Mercury 6 Flight Story In Photos'

The original Mercury astronauts practice for an emergency landing in a remote area - clothing is made from their parachutes at the Air Force survival school at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada. From Left to Right : L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., M. Scott Carpenter, John H. Glenn, Jr., Alan Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Donald K. Slayton.

The original Mercury astronauts practice for an emergency landing in a remote area - clothing is made from their parachutes at the Air Force survival school at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada. From Left to Right : L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., M. Scott Carpenter, John H. Glenn, Jr., Alan Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Donald K. Slayton.

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