NASA has captured the moment Mercury journeyed across the sun, a celestial spectacle that only happens 13 times a century. www.7News.com.au #Mercury #NASA #7News | 7NEWS Sydney

On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7. They were all military test pilots before they were chosen for the job, and they had all "the right stuff" to take on such risky missions. But in a way, they essentially became guinea pigs for NASA's new human spaceflight program, because they didn't get to do much piloting inside the Mercury spacecraft. Some of the pilots weren't too happy about this. But the rest of the

The first class of NASA astronauts, dubbed the ‘Mercury 7,’ were put through a series of rigorous tests to prepare them for space. 50 years later, that still remains similar for #Artemis. From heat chambers to simulated weightlessness, everything is covered to ensure a successful mission. 🎥Apollo's Moon Shoot | Smithsonian Channel

From "man-in-a-tin-can" to man on the moon, the Mercury Seven paved the way for the American space program.🇺🇸 Watch #MysteriesofApollo online now. --> https://bit.ly/2VSh0cx | Science Channel