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NASA weighs Mercury revival vs Gemini moon plan
Washington debate centers on MAID Mercury flight to extend learning before Gemini and Apollo. NASA officials favor closing Mercury after Cooper's nearly perfect 34 hour mission, while astronauts argue MA-10 could fill gaps and boost Gemini readiness ahead of the moon landing.
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Mercury
Maj. L. Gordon Cooper
United Press International
Washington
UPI
al Shepard
Kennedy
Congress
United States
iApollo
NASA
Maj. L. Gordon
Manner Spacecraft Center
Houston
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
House
Cooper
Gemini
Manned Spacecraft
Belive
Russia
Donald K
Deke) Slayton
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
James A. McDivitt
Air Force