[mythought]

Can anybody tell me if the US government had made the first manned space vehicle launch date and names of all the trained astraunauts public before the launch ? I just want to gather some facts since there are a lot of people here are trying to blame Chinese government for that. Thanks.

[RightWhale]

if the US government had made the first manned space vehicle launch date and names of all the trained astronauts public before the launch

Yes. It was all very public and on live TV. We knew all their families and their dog.