Mercury Seven part-time student at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1956 to 1959. Both astronauts were ultimately awarded their bachelor's degrees after their 1962 space flights. NASA introduced the astronauts in Washington on April 9, 1959. Although the agency viewed Project Mercury's purpose as an experiment to determine whether humans could survive space travel, the seven men immediately became national heroes and were compared by "Time" magazine to "Columbus, Magellan, Daniel Boone, and the Wright brothers." Two hundred reporters overflowed the room used for the announcement and alarmed the astronauts, who were unused to such a large audience. Because they
Close to Seven Close to Seven Close to Seven is the fifth studio album by German singer Sandra, released in 1992. The album's title symbolized the upcoming seventh anniversary of Sandra's career. It was produced almost completely by Michael Cretu and continued a development towards a more meditative, less dance-oriented musical style, echoing material that Sandra and Michael recorded together for the Enigma project. The male vocals were sung by Andy Jonas, also known as Andy "Angel" Hart. "Close to Seven" was a commercial success and remains Sandra's second highest-charting album in Germany. "Don't Be Aggressive" served as the first single in January