Mercury Seven a team and solo. Grissom, Cooper, and Slayton were Air Force pilots; Shepard, Carpenter, and Schirra were Navy pilots, and Glenn was a Marine Corps pilot. All seven had attended a variety of postsecondary institutions in the 1940s. Of the five astronauts who had completed undergraduate degrees before being selected, two (Shepard and Schirra) were graduates of the United States Naval Academy. Having earned a Master of Arts degree in 1957 at the Naval War College, Shepard was the only selectee who held an advanced degree. Following a decade of intermittent studies, Cooper completed his degree as a mid-career student
Seven Souls (album) as per the original release Material Additional personnel "The Western Lands" [a Dangerous Road Mix] "The Seven Souls" [The Secret Name] The track "Seven Souls" is featured in the opening scene and in the closing credits of "The Sopranos" Season 6 episode, "Members Only". Seven Souls (album) Seven Souls is a 1989 album by New York based music group Material. A collaboration with author William S. Burroughs, the album features his narration of passages from his novel "The Western Lands" (1987) set to musical accompaniment. The album was re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks, three re-mixes that were added to