John Glenn was the oldest man in space, Deke Slayton the oldest space rookie, and Alan Shepard the oldest man on the moon. But who were the oldest people to fly Mercury and Gemini missions?

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John Glenn was the oldest of the Mercury Seven (b. 7-18-1921), so he was the oldest to fly a Mercury mission. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Seven After going through the Wikipedia pages for all 16 Gemini astronauts, Wally Schirra (b. 3-12-1923) was the oldest Gemini (and also Apollo) astronaut. Jul 26 12, 9:01 AM