The 7 original Mercury astronauts after survival training in Nevada, 1960. Their clothing has been fashioned from parachutes, and all have grown beards from their time in the wilderness. Their training was to prepare them in the event of an emergency landing in a remote area.13yr ⋅ nomdeweb ⋅ r/space
Soldiers in Libya are using .50 BMG bullets on civilians. To put it in perspective, that’s the one on the left. 14yr ⋅ nomdeweb ⋅ r/worldnews
