1. 40th Anniversary of the Selection of the Mercury 7 Astronauts
   Project Mercury, its first
   major undertaking. The objectives were threefold: to place a human spacecraft into orbital flight around Earth, observe human performance in such conditions, and recover the human and the spacecraft safely.
   http: //hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/40thmerc...
   
   
2. Apollo 13
   This site is a brief encapsulation if you will of the life and career of Jim Lovell, a career NASA astronaut.
   http: //mcn.org/Apollo13/Home.html
   
   
3. Apollo Astronauts
   Apollo Astronaut Spaceflight Histories.
   http: //nasm.edu:80/APOLLO/astronauts.htm
   
   
4. John Glenn - He's Not Just History Anymore!
   A Tribute and Resource Page to Astronaut and Senator John Glenn
   http: //rtd1.com/glenn/index.html
   
   
5. John Glenn, American Hero Table of Contents
   John Glenn, American Hero - PBS documentary profile of John Glenn, who as a NASA Project Mercury astronaut during the Space Race, became the first American to orbit the Earth in Friendship 7, and now, as a senator from Ohio, becomes the oldest person in space on the Space Shuttle Discovery. Also includes a look at the International Space Station, missions to Mars, and the future of space exploration.
   http: //pbs.org/kcet/johnglenn/
   
   
6. Neil Armstrong
   Neil A. Armstrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission and became the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11.
   http: //astronauts.org/astronauts/armstrong.htm...