Astronaut Hall of Fame - September 16th, 2007
In the 1980s, the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts conceived of a place where space travelers could be remembered
The 1st American in space, Alan B. Shepard Jr.
Gus Grissom's Mercury 4 spacesuit
Shirra's Mercury 8 Sigma-7 capsule, launched October 3, 1962
Mockup of the two-man Gemini capsule
The spacesuit of a Gemini Astronaut
Astronaut personal artifacts add to the story of the race to the moon
Stories and artifacts of Apollo missions 10 through 13
Apollo 14 command module Kitty Hawk was launched January 31, 1971
Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell & Stuart Roosa landed @ the Fra Mauro region
The astronauts collected 94 pounds of rocks and soil during two EVAs
Over 66 astronauts have been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame
The first class inducted in 1990 were the Mercury 7 astronauts
Frank Borman's HS jersey & Robert Crippen took the Texas jersey on STS-1
Flight helmets of astronauts from their fighter pilot days
Listing of each HOF astronauts' service branch: Navy, Marine, and Air Force
Coats, Hawley, & Hoffman are the latest class inducted on May 5, 2007
Alan Bean (Apollo 12 & Skylab II) painted the wall mural