Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. NASA public domain image colelction.

Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr.

gordon cooper gus grissom astronaut group 2 john young frank borman edward white gordo cooper virgil grissom water schirra ll jim lovel ed white james mcdivitt alan shepard john glenn neil armstrong pete conrad l astronaut group 1 james love tom stafford charles conrad donald slayton scott carpenter elliot see thomas stafford deke slayton wally schirra 1950s men mercury project 1950s 50s astronaut groups seven mercury astronauts nasa astronauts john james second group white ii lovell jr american astronauts 1950 s nasa

1959

NASA

https://www.flickr.com/

No known copyright restrictions. Read more at https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/