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The 19 pages that link to Project Mercury, each with the reason it gives.

• Apollo programNarrower topic: Mercury established the early American crewed-flight experience that Apollo built upon.

• Deke SlaytonNarrower topic: Slayton entered NASA through Mercury and was assigned to fly before a heart condition grounded him.

• John GlennNarrower topic: Glenn’s orbital mission was a defining flight in this program.

• Gus GrissomNarrower topic: Grissom’s first spaceflight belonged to this program.

• Mercury spacecraftNarrower topic: The spacecraft was designed and flown specifically for this program.

• Mercury-Redstone 3Narrower topic: The mission was the first crewed flight in this program.

• Project GeminiNarrower topic: Mercury established crewed orbital flight, but Gemini had to develop capabilities its single-astronaut spacecraft lacked.

• Scott CarpenterNarrower topic: Carpenter’s flight was one of Mercury’s six crewed missions.

• Gordon CooperNarrower topic: It provided the spacecraft and mission framework for Cooper’s first flight.

• Wally SchirraNarrower topic: Schirra's first mission belonged to this foundational program.