Countdown to Apollo: Mercury 7
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.
Media Details
Runtime: 22 minutes 12 seconds
- Topic: History, Science
- Subtopic: Space Sciences, U.S. History (General), U.S. History - 1946-1999
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2019
- Producer/Distributor: Steve Rotfeld Productions
- Series: Countdown to Apollo
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