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Countdown to Apollo: Mercury 7

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Before Apollo, there was Gemini, and before Gemini, there was the Mercury program. This episode examines Mercury, the first U.S. program to put a man in space. It looks at the people, the events, and the triumphs of this precursor to Apollo. Part of the "Countdown to Apollo" series.

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Runtime: 22 minutes 12 seconds

President John F. Kennedy walks alongside another man in a suit. They pass by a line of police officers.
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