* Astronomy

On this day in February, 1962 astronaut John Glenn launched into space aboard his Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 atop an Atlas rocket. He became the fifth person in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling the globe three times during a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seco...

Mercury-Atlas 7 was a Mercury program American manned space mission launched May 24, 1962. The Mercury spacecraft was named Aurora 7 and made three earth orbits, piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. Read more

Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on November 29, 1961 with Enos the Chimp, a chimpanzee, aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down off the coast of Puerto Rico. Read more

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Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 6 mission (Preview)	Mission News	5	2591	Dec 12 20:45 2016 by Blobrana
On this day in February, 1962 astronaut John Glenn launched into space aboard his Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 atop an Atlas rocket. He became the fifth person in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling the globe three times during a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seco...
Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 7 mission (Preview)	Mission News	2	1369	May 24 06:11 2012 by Blobrana
Mercury-Atlas 7 was a Mercury program American manned space mission launched May 24, 1962. The Mercury spacecraft was named Aurora 7 and made three earth orbits, piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. Read more
Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 5 mission (Preview)	Space missions	2	1729	Nov 29 07:39 2012 by Blobrana
Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on November 29, 1961 with Enos the Chimp, a chimpanzee, aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down off the coast of Puerto Rico. Read more