Enos the Chimp Orbits
Enos the chimpanzee orbited the Earth twice yesterday in the final unmanned Mercury test before Glenn's orbital flight. He performed well despite equipment problems.
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Liberty Bell 7 Sinks
Gus Grissom flew his Mercury mission today, MR-4, and the flight itself was fine — but then the capsule sank.
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Alan Shepard, American
He went. He came back. He was in space for fifteen minutes and thirty-seven seconds, and the whole country stopped to watch.
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Ham the Chimp Goes to Space
They sent a chimpanzee today. His name is Ham, and he went to space and came back, and the whole thing worked.
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The Mercury Astronauts on Television
The Mercury Seven have been everywhere this past year — magazine covers, television appearances, press conferences. I've been watching them carefully.
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