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Dr. William K. Douglas Personal physician for the first 7 Mercury astronauts
In 1959 Dr. Douglas was selected by the United States Air Force for duty with
the Space Task Group of the newly established National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). He served as Flight Surgeon and Personal Physician to the
original seven Project Mercury Astronauts and participated in the space flights
of Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, and Scott Carpenter. |
