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Mercury

Mercury was the first attempt by the United States to put a man into space. It was named after the first and nearest planet to the Sun. N.A.S.A.'s goal was to put a man into space, investigates the effects of a man in space then to return him back down to Earth safely. In those days, it was a competition between U.S. and Russia to get into space, it wasn't a matter of how many people were sent into space, which is why one man went up and it reduced costs.

Mission NameDate CaptainCrew MembersDuration
Mercury Freedom 3May 5, 1961Alan B. Shepard, Jr   0 Days, 0 hours, 15 min, 28 seconds
Mercury Liberty Bell 4July 21, 1961Virgil I "Gus" Grissom  0 Days, 0 hours, 15 min, 37 seconds
Mercury Friendship 6February 20, 1962John H. Glenn, Jr.   0 Days, 4 hours, 55 min, 23 seconds
Mercury Aurora 7May 24, 1962M. Scott Carpenter  0 Days, 4 hours, 56 min, 5 seconds
Mercury Sigma 8October 3, 1962 Walter M. Schirra, Jr.  0 Days, 9 hours, 13 min, 11 seconds
Mercury Faith 9May 15, 1963 L. Gordon Cooper  1 Day, 10 hours, 19 min, 49 seconds


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