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Spacecraft. The Mercury spacecraft's principal designer was Maxime Faget, who started research for human spaceflight during the time of the NACA. It was 10.8 feet (3.3 m) long and 6.0 feet (1.8 m) wide; with the launch escape system added, the overall length was 25.9 feet (7.9 m).
Há 3 dias · Learn about the objectives, milestones, and achievements of Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program by the United States from 1958 to 1963. Explore the biographies, missions, and technical details of the Mercury 7 astronauts and their spacecraft.
17 de out. de 2011 · Learn about the first U.S. spaceship, a cone-shaped one-man capsule with a cylinder mounted on top. See insignias from each of six manned Mercury 7 missions and autographs of the original seven NASA astronauts.
1 de out. de 2008 · Learn about the history and achievements of Project Mercury, which launched six missions from 1961 to 1963 with the original seven astronauts. See photos, facts and details of the capsules, rockets and missions that made America's first steps in space.
23 de mai. de 2024 · Mercury, any of the first series of crewed spaceflights conducted by the United States. The series began with the suborbital flight of Alan Shepard in 1961; launched the first American into orbit, John Glenn, in 1962; and ended with the 34-hour flight of Gordon Cooper in 1963.
MissionCrewDatesNotesMercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7)May 5, 1961first American in spaceMercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7)July 21, 1961spacecraft sank during splashdown after ...Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7)Feb. 20, 1962first American in orbitMercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7)May 24, 1962part of flight directed by manual ...- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
21 de ago. de 2018 · Mercury was NASA's inaugural human spaceflight program. The program had two aims: to see if humans could function effectively in space, and to put a man in space before the Soviet Union did....
Learn about the first US program to put people in space, from 1958 to 1963. Explore stories, exhibitions, videos and activities related to the Mercury spacecraft and missions.
