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April 9, 1959- NASA introduces United States first astronauts

By: Lily Borek, Editor • April 9, 2024
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NASA’s first American astronauts

On this day in 1959, NASA introduced the United States first astronauts. Their names were Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr. and Donald Slayton.

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Lily Borek
Lily Borek, Editor
Lily Borek is a junior at Colonia High School. She enjoys spending time with friends, watching horror movies and listening to music. Borek plans on going to John Jay College of Criminal Justice to pursue her dream of becoming a forensic psychologist. Borek loves reptiles and even has a leopard gecko herself named Nenos.