The Mercury Program : America’s First Astronauts in the Space Race | FULL DOCUMENTARY
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The Mercury Program : America’s First Astronauts in the Space Race | FULL DOCUMENTARY
The space race between the Americans and Soviets began at the end of the 1950s, against the backdrop of the Cold War. After a string of successful space flights by the USSR, America responded by forming NASA and launching the Mercury program. The goal was to catch up with the Russians and send a man into space. Mercury’s astronauts became the ...
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