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Man In Space Soonest (MISS) was a U.S. Air Force program to put a man into outer space before the Soviet Union. MISS would have used a Thor booster, then later an Atlas, to put a capsule into orbit. The program eventually developed into NASA's Project Mercury.
The MISS program had two astronaut selection groups:
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1957 selection
Neil A. Armstrong, 27 -- NACA Test Pilot
- Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
- Former naval aviator and Korean War veteran
- Retired July 26, 1962
Scott Crossfield, 36 -- NAA Test Pilot
- Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
- Master of Science in Aeronautical Enginnering
- World War II veteran
- Retired December 6, 1960
- Died April 19, 2006
Capt. Iven C. Kincheloe, 29 -- USAF Test Pilot
- college graduate
- died in flight on July 26, 1958
John B. McKay, 34 -- NACA Test Pilot
- US Navy veteran
- Bachelor of Science degree
- retired September 8, 1966
- died April 27, 1975
Joseph A. Walker, 36 -- NACA Test Pilot
- Bachelor of Arts in physics
- Retired USAF Capt.
- World War II veteran
- retired August 22, 1963
- died June 8, 1966
Alvin S. White, 38 -- NAA Test Pilot
- Bachelor of Science degree
- retired December 6, 1960
- died April 29, 2006
Capt. Robert M. White, 33 -- USAF Test Pilot
- Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
- WWII veteran
- retired December 14, 1962
1958 selection
Lt. Cdr. Forrest S. Peterson -- US Navy Test Pilot
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- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering
- Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering
- retired January 10, 1962
- died December 8, 1990
See also
External links
- Encyclopedia Astronautica entry.
- ""First Up?", Tony Reichhardt, Air & Space Magazine, August/September 2000.
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