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Initial American crewed spaceflight program (1958–1963)
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its
Project_Mercury
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Mercury project may refer to: Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program of the U.S., 1958–1963 Project Mercury (album), by Rosetta and Balboa
Mercury_project
Group of American astronauts chosen in 1959
The Mercury Seven were the group of seven astronauts selected to fly spacecraft for Project Mercury. They are also referred to as the Original Seven and
Mercury_Seven
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up Mercury or mercury in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mercury most commonly refers to: Mercury (planet), the closest planet to the Sun Mercury (element)
Mercury
1963 NASA Mercury program crewed flight
Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida
Mercury-Atlas_9
1960s American crewed suborbital rocket
The Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, designed for NASA's Project Mercury, was the first American crewed space booster. It was used for six sub-orbital
Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle
Mercury-Redstone_Launch_Vehicle
2007 studio album by Balboa and Rosetta
Project Mercury is a split album by American heavy metal bands Rosetta and Balboa. It was released on April 24, 2007, through the now-defunct record label
Project_Mercury_(album)
First American orbital spaceflight
of Project Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone
Mercury-Atlas_6
1961–1966 US human spaceflight program
fly. It was conducted after the first American crewed space program, Project Mercury, while the Apollo program was still in early development. Gemini was
Project_Gemini
1962 crewed spaceflight within NASA's Project Mercury
Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott
Mercury-Atlas_7
Spacesuit used in the Mercury Project
known for its role as the spacesuit worn by the astronauts of the Project Mercury spaceflights. The MK IV Full Pressure Suit ensemble was also used extensively
Mercury_spacesuit
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Mercury 6 or variants may refer to: Mercury 6, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury VI, several versions of the Bristol Mercury aircraft engine Mercury-Atlas
Mercury_6
1961 American space flight
Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) was the test flight of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle just prior to the first crewed American space mission in Project
Mercury-Redstone_2
US ten-cent coin (minted 1916–1945)
The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged
Mercury_dime
Group of American women who passed astronaut screening tests
NASA for Project Mercury. While Lovelace called the project the Woman in Space Program, the thirteen women later became known as the "Mercury 13" – a term
Mercury_13
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Mercury 8 or variants may refer to: Mercury Eight, a Ford motor car 1939–1951 Mercury 8, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury VIII, a 1935 version of
Mercury_8
Project Mercury subprogram using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle (1960-1963)
Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also
Mercury-Atlas
Topics referred to by the same term
The Mercury 7 were the seven original American astronauts. Mercury 7 may also refer to: Mercury 7, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury VII, a version
Mercury_7_(disambiguation)
Test flight of the Redstone rocket and Mercury spacecraft
Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) was the first Mercury-Redstone uncrewed flight test in Project Mercury and the first attempt to launch a Mercury spacecraft with
Mercury-Redstone_1
Uncrewed boilerplate Mercury program capsule
recovery capability. It was also the first launch of a spacecraft in Project Mercury. Two flight readiness firings (FRF) were performed on Big Joe 1. The
Big_Joe_1
First United States human spaceflight (1961)
by astronaut Alan Shepard. It was the first crewed flight of Project Mercury. The project had the ultimate objective of putting an astronaut into orbit
Mercury-Redstone_3
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
carrier (CVS). Kearsarge was the recovery ship for the last two crewed Project Mercury space missions in 1962–1963. She completed her career serving in the
USS_Kearsarge_(CV-33)
Rocket engine providing negative thrust used to slow the motion of an aerospace vehicle
retrorockets. Due to the high reliability demanded by de-orbiting retrorockets, Mercury spacecraft used a trio of solid fuel, 1000 lbf (4.5 kN) thrust retrorockets
Retrorocket
1961 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight, on July 21, 1961. The suborbital Project Mercury flight was launched with a Mercury-Redstone
Mercury-Redstone_4
American astronaut (1927–2004)
Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned
Gordon_Cooper
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
in 1960 in the Dwight D. Eisenhower presidency during Project Mercury and executed after Project Gemini. The Apollo program was later dedicated to President
Apollo_program
British rock singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist
Freddie_Mercury
There are seven stable isotopes of mercury (80Hg) with 202Hg being the most abundant (29.74%). The longest-lived radioisotopes are 194Hg with a half-life
Isotopes_of_mercury
American astronaut (1926–1967)
and one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Project Mercury, a program to train and
Gus_Grissom
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Mercury mission may refer to: Exploration of Mercury, a mission to the planet Mercury Project Mercury, a mission of the NASA Mercury program Mission to
Mercury_mission
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Mercury 5 or variants may refer to: Mercury 5, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury V, a version of the Bristol Mercury aircraft engine Mercury-Atlas
Mercury_5
American space launch vehicle
Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to
Atlas_LV-3B
American astronaut (1923–1998)
one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft
Alan_Shepard
Topics referred to by the same term
The Mercury program was Project Mercury, the first successful American crewed spaceflight program, 1958–63. Mercury Program may also refer to: The Mercury
Mercury program (disambiguation)
Mercury_program_(disambiguation)
List of notable non-human apes
language-using great ape ambassador Enos (died 1962)—chimpanzee, 1961 NASA Project Mercury orbiter, the only chimpanzee and the third primate to orbit the Earth
List_of_individual_apes
Launch site of manned Project Mercury flights
commemorating Project Mercury and the four of six crewed Mercury missions launched there. This includes a large sculpture of the Project Mercury symbol constructed
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_14
Soyuz astronauts after the end of Space Shuttle era is excluded). Project Mercury (1959–1963) was the first human spaceflight program of the United States
List of United States Marine Corps astronauts
List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_astronauts
Documentary film about early women astronauts
the same tests given the previous year to the Mercury 7, the astronauts selected by NASA for Project Mercury. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes
Mercury_13_(film)
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Mercury 1 or variants may refer to: Mercury 1, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury(I), an oxidation state of the element Mercury Mercury One, a non-profit
Mercury_1
First planet from the Sun
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. It is a rocky planet with a trace atmosphere and a surface gravity slightly
Mercury_(planet)
Additional uncrewed booster development flight
Mercury-Redstone BD was an uncrewed booster development flight in the U.S. Mercury program. It was launched on March 24, 1961, from Launch Complex 5 at
Mercury-Redstone_BD
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
(CVS). Lake Champlain was the prime recovery ship for the first crewed Project Mercury mission (Freedom 7), the second uncrewed Gemini mission (Gemini 2)
USS_Lake_Champlain_(CV-39)
2016 film by Theodore Melfi
three daughters (from her marriage to her late husband James Goble). The Mercury 7 astronauts visit Langley, and astronaut John Glenn goes out of his way
Hidden_Figures
First great ape launched into space (1957–1983)
Ham flew a suborbital flight on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission, part of the U.S. space program's Project Mercury. Ham was known as "No. 65" before he
Ham_(chimpanzee)
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Mercury 3 or variants may refer to: Mercury-Redstone 3, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury(III), an unknown compound of the element Mercury Mercury
Mercury_3
Gearing-class destroyer
ship for Project Mercury, the first human space flight program of the United States. In January 1962, she again took station for Project Mercury, this time
USS_Sarsfield
List of rocket launches
Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to
List_of_Atlas_LV3B_launches
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Mercury 4 or variants may refer to: Mercury 4, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury4, an Australian boy band 2000–2004 Mercury(IV), an unknown compound
Mercury_4
Unmanned spaceflight in 1961
Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) was an unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched unmanned on April 25, 1961 at 16:15 UTC, from Launch Complex
Mercury-Atlas_3
More intensive word form of "OK"
serving in the 1960s as NASA's public affairs officer for Project Mercury, the "voice of Mercury Control". He was reported as attributing the expression
A-okay
NASA began Project Mercury to launch single-man capsules into Earth orbit and chose a corps of seven astronauts introduced as the Mercury Seven. On April
History_of_spaceflight
Former spacecraft control center at Cape Canaveral, Florida
The Mercury Control Center (also known as Building 1385 or simply MCC) was the facility responsible for control and coordination of NASA’s Project Mercury
Mercury_Control_Center
First successful orbital launch of the Mercury capsule
Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) was an uncrewed test flight within NASA's Project Mercury program, launched on September 13, 1961, at 14:04:16 UTC from Cape Canaveral
Mercury-Atlas_4
Topics referred to by the same term
Mercury 2 or variants may refer to: Mercury 2, a spacecraft of Project Mercury Mercury(II), an oxidation state of the element Mercury Mercury II, a version
Mercury_2
Uncrewed suborbital test-flight of the Mercury spacecraft
Ocean: A History of Project Mercury - NASA SP-4201 Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mercury-Redstone 1A. "Space
Mercury-Redstone_1A
Manned NASA spacecraft
Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) was the fifth United States crewed space mission, part of NASA's Mercury program. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., orbited the
Mercury-Atlas_8
NASA test rocket (1960)
Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) was the first attempt to launch a Mercury capsule and occurred on July 29, 1960 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was uncrewed
Mercury-Atlas_1
Skyscraper in Malta
also worked on engineering reports for the Mercury House project. The financial sustainability of the Mercury Tower remained in doubt, with over €70 million
Mercury_Tower
Parachute for high speed deployment
used within crewed space vehicle recovery programmes, including Project Mercury and Project Gemini. The drogue parachute has also been extensively used upon
Drogue_parachute
1983 film directed by Philip Kaufman
California, as well as the Mercury Seven, the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight
The_Right_Stuff_(film)
United States space program
program was cancelled on August 1, 1958, and was replaced by NASA's Project Mercury. Only two men from the program would actually reach outer space. The
Man_in_Space_Soonest
Overview of ventures beyond Earth as depicted for ease of American postage
commemorate a space project by name was the ECHO I communications satellite commemorative issue of 1960. Next was the Project Mercury issue of 1962. As
U.S. space exploration history on U.S. stamps
U.S._space_exploration_history_on_U.S._stamps
Motor vehicle
The Mercury Sable is a range of automobiles that was sold by Mercury from the 1986 to 2009 model years. The namesake of a East Russian weasel valued for
Mercury_Sable
1979 nonfiction book by Tom Wolfe
documenting the stories of the first astronauts selected for the NASA's Project Mercury program. The Right Stuff is based on extensive research by Wolfe, who
The_Right_Stuff_(book)
Ground-based monopulse single object tracking radar
1958. The C-band monopulse tracking radar (AN/FPS-16) used in the Project Mercury was inherently more accurate than its S-band conically-scanned counterpart
AN/FPS-16 Instrumentation Radar
AN/FPS-16_Instrumentation_Radar
NASA engineer (1936–2021)
Lunney was a key figure in the US human spaceflight program from Project Mercury through the coming of the Space Shuttle. He received numerous awards
Glynn_Lunney
United States spacecraft
Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. It grew out of a May 5, 1961
Mercury-Scout_1
Type of thermometer
The mercury-in-glass or mercury thermometer is a thermometer that uses the thermal expansion and contraction of liquid mercury to indicate the temperature
Mercury-in-glass_thermometer
flight test with a functional escape tower attached to a Mercury boilerplate 1959 July 28 – A Mercury boilerplate with instruments to measure sound pressure
Pad_abort_test
gone aground. On 30 January 1960 Escape got underway to assist in Project Mercury, a United States space-flight program. She continued to give essential
USS_Escape
1943–1996 American aerospace manufacturer
Atlas rockets, including those used for the crewed orbital flights of Project Mercury. The company's subsequent Atlas-Centaur design continued this success
Convair
1961 uncrewed test flight
Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) was an uncrewed test flight of the Mercury program using the Atlas rocket. It launched on February 21, 1961, at 14:10 UTC, from
Mercury-Atlas_2
American astronaut (1923–2007)
for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space. On October 3, 1962, he flew the six-orbit, nine-hour, Mercury-Atlas
Wally_Schirra
Commercial corridor in Virginia, USA
Mercury Boulevard in the cities of Hampton and Newport News in the Peninsula region of southeastern Virginia carries U.S. Route 258 (US 258) approximately
Mercury_Boulevard
Motor vehicle
The Mercury Montego is a nameplate that was applied to three separate generations of vehicles marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company.
Mercury_Montego
2nd group of NASA astronauts
September 17, 1962. The group augmented the Mercury Seven. President John F. Kennedy had announced Project Apollo, on May 25, 1961, with the ambitious
NASA_Astronaut_Group_2
Earth station in Australia
(37 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia, built specifically for NASA's Project Mercury. Muchea was established in 1960, and became operational in March 1961
Muchea_Tracking_Station
The following is a list of fictional astronauts from the era of Project Mercury and the Vostok programme, the beginning of the "Golden Age" of space travel
List of fictional astronauts (Project Mercury era)
List_of_fictional_astronauts_(Project_Mercury_era)
whatever they wanted. Artists first time observing a mission was the last Mercury launch, with Gordon Cooper's Faith 7. Robert McCall, Mitchell Jamieson
NASA_Art_Program
Soviet human spaceflight project
spaceflight project to put the first Soviet cosmonauts into low Earth orbit and return them safely. Competing with the United States Project Mercury, it succeeded
Vostok_programme
American drama limited-run series
what would become America's first reality show as the obsessive original Mercury Seven astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition
The_Right_Stuff_(TV_series)
from 1969 to 1972. While at NASA, Sjoberg worked on Project Mercury, Project Gemini and Project Apollo before leaving NASA in 1979. During the 1970s
Sigurd_A._Sjoberg
Military rocket launch site in Florida
missions until 1960, and then was utilized as a helicopter pad during Project Mercury. The final use of the site was from 1983 to 1989 for tethered aerostat
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
NASA Project Mercury capsule qualification test booster rocket
Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules, as well as the name given to the test program using the booster
Little_Joe_(rocket)
American animal sent to space
was critical for future human spaceflight, directly informing NASA's Project Mercury. Despite the successful launch and data collection, a technical malfunction
Gordo_(monkey)
Film / TV franchise about astronaut program
United States, which lead to the Mercury Seven where seven military pilots were selected to be astronauts for Project Mercury; the first human spaceflight
The_Right_Stuff_(franchise)
the hardware were folded into Project Mercury. "Space Medicine In Project Mercury". NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2023. "Project Adam: or, How the US Could Have
Project_Adam
Cancelled American space mission
Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10) was a cancelled early crewed space mission, which would have been the last flight in NASA's Mercury program. It was planned as
Mercury-Atlas_10
NASA public affairs officer (1922–1979)
during Project Mercury. A U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and war veteran, he was known as the "voice of the astronauts," the "voice of Mercury Control
John_A._Powers
Experimental inflatable Space Laboratory
was a cancelled NASA project in development from 1960 to 1962 to create the first space station using technology from Project Mercury. The station would've
Erectable Torus Manned Space Laboratory
Erectable_Torus_Manned_Space_Laboratory
Roman god of trade, merchants and travel
Mercury (/ˈmɜːrkjʊri/; Latin: Mercurius [mɛrˈkʊrijʊs] ) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient
Mercury_(mythology)
Uncrewed test launch of a Mercury capsule
escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, launched March 18, 1961, from Wallops Island, Virginia as part of the U.S. Mercury program in a second attempt
Little_Joe_5A
1969 American science fiction film by John Sturges
Martin Caidin. While the original novel was based on the single-pilot Project Mercury, the film depicted an Apollo command and service module with three
Marooned_(1969_film)
1961 American spaceflight of the Mercury program
men in charge of Project Mercury have insisted on orbiting the chimpanzee as a necessary preliminary checkout of the entire Mercury program before risking
Mercury-Atlas_5
program, which was intended to achieve more Soviet firsts in space. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States. It ran
Human_spaceflight_programs
Outdoor museum of rocketry
museums. For displays of early American space hardware, such as Project Mercury and Project Gemini, surplus missiles have been painted to look like crewed
Rocket_garden
Aircraft used to create brief weightlessness
Astronauts for the Gaganyaan Project of ISRO. NASA flew zero gravity flights on various aircraft for many years. In 1959 Project Mercury astronauts trained in
Reduced-gravity_aircraft
Only chimpanzee and third great ape to orbit Earth
needed] Enos was selected for his Project Mercury flight only three days before launch. Two months prior, NASA launched Mercury-Atlas 4 on September 13, 1961
Enos_(chimpanzee)
American space and aeronautics agency
then, it has led most American spaceflight programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the Apollo program, Skylab, the Space Shuttle, the International
NASA
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
first two crewed Project Mercury flights, the sub-orbital missions Mercury-Redstone 3 and Mercury-Redstone 4. Glenn was selected for Mercury-Atlas 6, NASA's
John_Glenn
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