Name one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts.
Use the seven selected in 1959. Checked nicknames and unambiguous surnames count.
NASA introduced the first seven astronauts in April 1959. Slayton belonged to the selected group despite not flying a Mercury mission.
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Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- John Glenn 25 · Familiar
- John Glenn is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Glenn · John H. Glenn Jr.
- Alan Shepard 25 · Familiar
- Alan Shepard is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Alan B. Shepard Jr. · Shepard
- Gus Grissom 50 · Less common
- Gus Grissom is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Grissom · Virgil Grissom · Virgil I. Grissom
- Gordon Cooper 75 · Uncommon
- Gordon Cooper is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Cooper · L. Gordon Cooper Jr. · Leroy Gordon Cooper
- Wally Schirra 75 · Uncommon
- Wally Schirra is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Schirra · Walter M. Schirra Jr. · Walter Schirra
- Scott Carpenter 100 · Rare
- Scott Carpenter is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Carpenter · M. Scott Carpenter · Malcolm Scott Carpenter
- Deke Slayton 100 · Rare
- Deke Slayton is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Donald K. Slayton · Donald Slayton · Slayton
Checked exclusions
- Neil Armstrong: Armstrong was not in the original Mercury Seven.
- Buzz Aldrin: Aldrin was not in the original Mercury Seven.
Sources for this question
- The Mercury Astronauts - NASA
NASA Mercury Seven caption: seven selected 1959 astronauts; Slayton included despite no Mercury flight.
www.nasa.gov · Checked 2026-11-02
- Mercury Seven
NASA Mercury Seven caption: seven selected 1959 astronauts; Slayton included despite no Mercury flight.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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