According to The New York Times, in its April 8, 1964 article titled US Will Remove Zanzibar Station; It Accedes to Request ...

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Zanzibar played a critical role in America’s early manned space exploration efforts through the installation of a ground ...

Black astronaut Reginald G. Victor is set to be inducted into the prestigious U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of the 'Mercury Seven'.

Project Mercury, America's first human space program, had systems that were largely automated. Gemini was different, for the first time putting pilots in control. Less reliant on fault-prone ...

This timeline highlights key manned and unmanned missions and tests of NASA’s Project Mercury. The primary objectives were to orbit a manned space vessel around Earth, investigate human ability ...

It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneer ...