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… NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts … to accommodate a single astronaut. Despite its small size … exploration. The Mercury 7 astronauts were: Scott Carpenter L. … Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Donald K. "Deke" Slayton

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