(WKOW) — One of the first men in space was born in Sparta, Wisconsin. Deke Slayton was part of the Mercury Seven group, that’s the first seven American astronauts that were ever chosen for the program ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven,” its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John ...
SPARTA, Wis (WKBT) -- Sparta marked a major milestone Tuesday as the community kicked off celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Deke Slayton’s journey to space. Known as one of NASA’s original ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Project Mercury was the United States' first human spaceflight program. Delmas D. "Del" Burchfield (1926-2016) was an engineer at McDonnell ...
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