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John Glenn's Breitling Navitimer 809 to be Sold at Auction

Astronaut John Glenn's Breitling Navitimer 809 Cosmonaute will be part of the Game Changers auction on December 10th by Phillips.

The original seven Mercury astronauts are shown during training at NASA Langley Research Center in March 1961 in their flight suits. From left, Lt. M. Scott Carpenter, Capt. Gordon Cooper, Col. John H. Glenn Jr., Capt. Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Lt. Comdr. Walter Schirra, Lt. Comdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Capt. Donald K. "Deke" Slayton. (AP Photo/Nasa) Astronaut Wives Club, Gus Grissom, Earth Federation, Project Mercury, John Glenn, Space Project, Nasa Photos, Nasa Astronauts, Space Race

Must-see photos of the original Mercury Seven astronauts

On April 9, 1959, NASA named its first seven astronauts. The Mercury Seven or the “Original Seven” as they were called, were: Navy aviators M. Scott Carpenter, Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Alan B. Shepard Jr.; three Air Force pilots, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom and Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; and Marine Corps pilot John H. Glenn Jr.

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When the heroes were astronauts

When we were boys we had heroes. But they weren’t athletes or entertainers. Athletes were certainly heroes to many in America, entertainers too, but they didn’t have what we wanted. The…

(L-R) Six of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts: Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra, press conference, 1961. Mercury Astronauts, Gus Grissom, Mercury Gemini, Man In Space, First Astronaut, Project Mercury, Nasa History, John Glenn, Space Project

Alan Shepard: Classic Photos of the First American in Space

On the anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic 'Freedom 7' flight in 1961, LIFE.com features photos from that amazing, inspiring era.

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(#88) [PROJECT MERCURY]. CALLE, PAUL. A GROUP OF 7 PROJECT MERCURY POSTAL COVERS, WITH ORIGINAL SKETCHES, SIGNED

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