Astronomy Cast Ep. 349: Mercury 7, How the US picked the first astronauts

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Before the Apollo Program, there was the Gemini Program, and before Gemini came the Mercury Program. 7 elite astronauts chosen from a pool of military test pilots. How did NASA choose these original 7 men?

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