1K views | Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. Its goal was to put humans into Earth orbit and return them safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Join us online to meet the group of 7 astronauts, discover how NASA was created and how Mercury laid the groundwork for Project Gemini and the Apollo program. https://spacecentre.co.uk/event/mercury-7-week/ | National Space Centre | Facebook