History of Space Travel, Episode 3: Astronauts U.S. Project Mercury

History of Space Travel, Episode 3: Astronauts U.S. Project Mercury - NASA Episode 3 of the History of Space travel series reports on the original Mercury astronauts. It explains how they were selected and discusses the testing and training required for the astronauts of America's first manned space program. To help with the A/V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, this film and hundreds of others can be purchased on DVD (http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/all-av-geeks-dvds/). Higher quality versions of this film can also be licensed for stock footage. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information.