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Left to right, astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, and Bob Gilruth, director of the Space Task Group
"From the NASA Archive: Astronauts Inspect Their Butt Molds"
by
Betsy Mason
July 1st, 2010
Wired
Each of the Mercury 7 astronauts had a mold made of his backside, so engineers could build perfectly fitted seats for the spaceships. These personalized couches were supposed to help the guys withstand the incredible G-forces experienced during launch.
- Deceased--scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter May 1st, 1925 to October 10th, 2013 Six of the seven of the Mercury Seven have passed away...John Glenn is the last. "Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astronaut Who Orbited Earth, Dies at 88" by Richard Goldstein October 10th, 2013 The New York...
- John Glenn And A Life Of 50 Years
Glenn, his daughter Lyn (left), wife Annie, son David, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson at Cape Canaveral, February 22, 1962, two days after his historic orbital flight in Friendship 7 and the day before he received NASA's Distinguished Service Medal...
- Deceased--thomas J. O’malley
Thomas J. O’Malley October 8th, 1915 to November 6th, 2009 "Thomas J. O’Malley, Who Helped Launch Glenn Into Orbit, Dies at 94" by Dennis Hevesi November 12th, 2009 The New York Times Thomas J. O’Malley, the aviation engineer who pushed the button...
- Apollo Astronauts Complain
I expected nothing less from "space cowboys". "Apollo astronauts bemoan state of U.S. space program" by Irene Klotz July 21st, 2009 Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida--The U.S. investment in the Apollo space program, which landed men on the moon, paid...
- Nasa Space Trivia
Good material for trivia at a cocktail party. "The Adventures of Cece Bibby: On and Off The Launch Pad" by Lawrence McGlynn September 9th, 2005 space.com In 1959, Cecelia "Cece" Bibby found her way into the RCA graphics arts department located at...
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Astronaut butt molds
Left to right, astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, and Bob Gilruth, director of the Space Task Group"From the NASA Archive: Astronauts Inspect Their Butt Molds"
by
Betsy Mason
July 1st, 2010
Wired
Each of the Mercury 7 astronauts had a mold made of his backside, so engineers could build perfectly fitted seats for the spaceships. These personalized couches were supposed to help the guys withstand the incredible G-forces experienced during launch.
- Deceased--scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter May 1st, 1925 to October 10th, 2013 Six of the seven of the Mercury Seven have passed away...John Glenn is the last. "Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astronaut Who Orbited Earth, Dies at 88" by Richard Goldstein October 10th, 2013 The New York...
- John Glenn And A Life Of 50 Years
Glenn, his daughter Lyn (left), wife Annie, son David, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson at Cape Canaveral, February 22, 1962, two days after his historic orbital flight in Friendship 7 and the day before he received NASA's Distinguished Service Medal...
- Deceased--thomas J. O’malley
Thomas J. O’Malley October 8th, 1915 to November 6th, 2009 "Thomas J. O’Malley, Who Helped Launch Glenn Into Orbit, Dies at 94" by Dennis Hevesi November 12th, 2009 The New York Times Thomas J. O’Malley, the aviation engineer who pushed the button...
- Apollo Astronauts Complain
I expected nothing less from "space cowboys". "Apollo astronauts bemoan state of U.S. space program" by Irene Klotz July 21st, 2009 Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida--The U.S. investment in the Apollo space program, which landed men on the moon, paid...
- Nasa Space Trivia
Good material for trivia at a cocktail party. "The Adventures of Cece Bibby: On and Off The Launch Pad" by Lawrence McGlynn September 9th, 2005 space.com In 1959, Cecelia "Cece" Bibby found her way into the RCA graphics arts department located at...