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Alan Shepard
First American to space. He was in space for 9 days. He went back to space in 1971 and walked on the moon. He went to space Freedom 7. -
Virgil Grissom
He was one of the 7 people chosen for Project Mercury. he was in space for 5 hours. He went to space in the Liberty Bell 7. -
John Glenn
He was the first American to orbit the earth, going 3 times around it. He was in space for 4 hours. he went to space in the Frendship 7. -
Scott Carpenter
He was one of the 7 chosen for Project Mercury. He was in space for 4 hours. He went to space in the Aurora 7. -
Walter Schirra
He was 1 of the 7 people chosen for Project Mercury he was in space for 12 days. He went to space in the Sigma 7. -
Gordon Cooper
He was the youngest of the 7 people in Project Mercury. He was in space for 9 days. He went to space in the Faith 7. -
Joseph Walker
He was 1 of the 12 pilots for the experimental spaceplane the American X-15. he was in space for 22 minutes. -
John Young
He was the 9th person to walk on the moon. he was in space for 34 days. He went to space in Gemini 3. -
James McDivitt
He was the commander of Gemini 4. He went with Ed White. he was in space for 14 days. -
Pete Conrad
He commanded the Appolo 12 mission. He was in space for 49 days. he went to space in the Gemini 5.
