Project Mercury - NASA · 2013. 4. 30. · Project Mercury With Project Mercury, the United States...
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Project Mercury With Project Mercury, the United States gained its first experience in conducting human space missions that provided scientific and engineer- ing knowledge of astronauts in space. Alan Shepard made history May 5, 1961, as America’s first man in space. Less than a year later, John Glenn made the nation’s first orbital flight on Feb. 20, 1962. After two suborbital and three orbital missions, Project Mercury ended with a 22-orbit spaceflight on May 16, 1963. For more information visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/history/index.html SP-2012-02-018-KSC
Transcript of Project Mercury - NASA · 2013. 4. 30. · Project Mercury With Project Mercury, the United States...
Project MercuryWith Project Mercury, the United States gained its first experience in conducting human space missions that provided scientific and engineer-ing knowledge of astronauts in space. Alan Shepard made history May 5, 1961, as America’s first man in space. Less than a year later, John Glenn made the nation’s first orbital flight on Feb. 20, 1962. After two suborbital and three orbital missions, Project Mercury ended with a 22-orbit spaceflight on May 16, 1963.
For more information visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/history/index.html
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