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Program · NASA · Human Spaceflight

Mercury

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.

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Missions

8 flown, 0 planned · times in your time zone

Mercury-Redstone 4
Jul 21, 1961
Redstone MRLV · Success
Mercury-Atlas 4
Sep 13, 1961
Atlas LV-3B · Success
Mercury-Scout 1
Nov 1, 1961
Blue Scout II · Failure
Mercury-Atlas 5
Nov 29, 1961
Atlas LV-3B · Success
Mercury-Atlas 6
Feb 20, 1962
Atlas LV-3B · Success
Mercury-Atlas 7
May 24, 1962
Atlas LV-3B · Success
Mercury-Atlas 8
Oct 3, 1962
Atlas LV-3B · Success
Mercury-Atlas 9
May 15, 1963
Atlas LV-3B · Success

Mercury-Atlas 9 Crew

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Gordon CooperPilot · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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