Could You Pass This Astronaut Aptitude Test?
Though NASA just celebrated the milestone 50th anniversary of theApollo 11Moon landing , a decade earlier — in 1958 — they launchedProject Mercury , the first human - powered distance programme . NASA put potential astronaut through rigorous trials and pare the mission down to just seven men : Alan Shepard , John Glenn , Gus Grissom , Scott Carpenter , Gordon Cooper , Wally Schirra , and Deke Slayton ....