4 Unbelievable Stories of Military Pilots Who Became American Mercury-era Astronauts

America’s first astronauts didn’t arrive at NASA as rookies. These four American-born pilots belonged to the Mercury-era ...
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Iraq War pilots among military experts enabling first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years

The world’s first crewed mission to the moon since 1972, which launched Wednesday, is quietly continuing the civilian space sector’s long tradition of benefiting from U.S. military expertise. The NASA ...