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Space Hall of Fame
The Space Hall of Fame has inducted the following people:
_ Charles Yeager. He was the first man to break the sound
barrier. He did it in the X-1.
_ Allan Shepherd
_ Scott Carpenter
_ Gordon Cooper
_ Waller Schirra
_ Virgil Grissom. Second American into space. He flew
the 15 minute, 17 second flight of the Mercury ``Liberty
Bell 7'' capsule. He died on 27 January, 1967 in an
Apollo I program ground fire.
_ Andreas Schumaker. He was a 19th century rocket pioneer.
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