On Jan. 20, 1961, all seven Mercury astronauts stood alongside a Convair 106-B. From left to right, we see Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grisson, Schirra, Shepard, and Slayton.
February 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Photo by: NASA
| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman
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