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Hace 2 días · 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 goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union.
Hace 1 día · They are, left to right, M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Donald K. Slayton. (Photo by NASA -S61-01250) On 19 th December 1960, after some initial failures, unmanned Mercury-Redstone 1 mission (MR-1) was eventually launched with success.
Hace 1 día · Mercury/Gemini veteran Wally Schirra, Eisele, and rookie Walter Cunningham were announced on September 29 as the prime crew for AS-205. [85] In December 1966, the AS-205 mission was canceled, since the validation of the CSM would be accomplished on the 14-day first flight, and AS-205 would have been devoted to space experiments and contribute no new engineering knowledge about the spacecraft.
Hace 2 días · The Atlas 107-D rocket launched Scott Carpenter and Aurora 7 on May 24, 1962, to orbit the Earth three times. Sigma 7 and Walter Schirra were launched by Atlas 113-D on Oct. 3, 1962, to complete six orbits. And Atlas 130-D launched Faith 7 and Gordon Cooper on May 15, 1963 for a 34-hour voyage in orbit, completing the Mercury missions.
Hace 22 horas · Here we see astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr. enjoying the magnificent scenery of space with a look of awe during Apollo 7 in 1968. This was the first human spaceflight mission carried out by the Apollo program, so we don't blame Walter for enjoying the view!
Hace 1 día · Mercury-Atlas 9 launched on May 15, 1963 from Cape Canaveral with astronaut Gordon Cooper in the Faith 7 spacecraft. It was the final crewed mission of the Mercury program and the last time an American was launched alone on a solo mission.
Hace 22 horas · NASA just released more than 8,000 photos of the Apollo mission photos to the public. If you don't have time to scroll through hundreds of crater pictures, you're in luck! Here are the top 10 ...
