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Project Mercury
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Big Joe 1
The Big Joe 1 launched in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The crew was unmanned. The original launch date was July 4, 1959 but it was postponed until september. The mission was to test ablition heatshield. The mission was successful. The impact point was 500 miles short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7l4YBcTzo -
Little Joe 2
Little Joe 2 Launched in Wallops Island Pad, Dec 9 1959. The vehicle was the Little Joe 4. Same the monkey was on board. The objective was to escape at high altitudes. The mission was successful.Weightless time was 3 minutes 13 seconds. Mission was successful weightless time 3 min, 13 sec -
Little Joe 5
The Little Joe 5 was on the Little Joe 5. The objective was to Qualify MAC spacecraft for Maximum Q. The mission was listed as a Failure. -
Redstone 1A
The Redstone 1A was on the spacecreaft Redstone 2.The objective was to qualify systems for suborbital oporations, the mission was succeswsful. -
Redstone 3
The Redstone 3 mission was on the Freedom 7. Alan B. Shepard jr. was the astronaut. The objective was to determine if man could be capable in space enviroment. The altitude that they orbited was 116.5 miles. The mission was a succes. They landed in the Atlantic Ocean. -
Redstone 4
The Redstone 4 was on the Liberty Bell 7. Virgil I. Grissom was the astronaut. The objective was to corroborate the man-in-space concept. The mission was successful. -
Atlas 6
The Atlas 6 was on the Friendship 7. The astronaut was John H Glenn jr. The mission objective was to place a man into earths orbit and observe his reactions. The mission was successful, it was the first American in orbit. -
Atlas 7
The Atlas 7 was on the Aurora 7 spacecraft. The astronaut was Scott M. Carpenter. The objective was to Corrabarate man in orbit. The mission was partially successful. -
Atlas 8
The Atlas 8 was on the Sigma 7. The Astronaut was Walter M. Schirra. The objective was for man to orbit for 9 hours. The mission was successful. -
Atlas 9
The Atlas 9 was on the Faith 7. The astronaut was L. Gordon Cooper jr. The objective was to have a man in orbit for 1 day. The mission was successful.
