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the highest step in the world
the rocketeers
the last empty sky
the high ground
mercury rising
missiles to the moon
the learning curve
"go fever!"
ten times faster than a rifle bullet
"we choose to go to the moon..."
before this decade is out
the universe strikes back
the last man on the moon

Mercury Rising

The race to launch the first human into space

Yuri Gagarin beats Alan Shepard into space by three weeks. Project Mercury creates instant heroes and awakens a new national purpose. The race for the moon begins.

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Background image used with permission and courtesy of Bonestell Space Art.

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