Mercury – History Travel US

Gus Grissom

The first person to fly on both Mercury and Gemini

Only astronaut to have flown on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

Made the famous quote “Godspeed, John Glen” on his historic

The first US astronaut to orbit the earth on the

Gorden Cooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight NAME

Could not fly on Mercury due to a health condition

The first United States person to be launched into space.