When most people think about space they think of astronauts, names like Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Chris Hadfield are familiar to an awful lot of people. But for every astronaut that makes it to space there are legions of smart, dedicated, and interesting people who plan, design, build and ope… read more
This week's installment of The Terranauts Guide to Leaving the Planet is called "Project Mercury Gets Around." When we left the Mercury Flight Control team they were just about to make their first attempt to get an American into space. Once they cleared that hurdle though, the game would change again, as they confronted all of the things they would need to learn in order not just to get to space, but to stay there for at least one orbit around the earth. Oh yes, and did we mention, the President was about to let the world know that he had much bigger plans for the American space program.
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