NASA's first human spaceflight program, which ran from 1958 to 1963 and included John Glenn's orbital flight.
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Season 8 · Episode 16 · S08E16
“to try and see my Mercury spacecraft come over”
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“today's answer was 'anhedonia.' Anhedonia.”
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“[Orson Welles voice] Roz, sounds like your show could be a portal from which we can glimpse the promise of the future”