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Little Joe
This flight did not go properly, little joe reached about 2000 feet above ground and then landed far away. -
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Little Joe 6
This mission was partialy successful. it only lasted 5 minutes at a vilocity of 3,075 mph -
Little Joe 2
The mission was successful. the weightless time 3 minutes. it flew at aproximently 4456 miles per hour -
Redstone 1
This was a failed mission. it went 0 days 0 hours and 2 seconds.
This was an unmanned ship (luckily) -
Mercury redstone 3
This was the first flight of a rocket with a human on board.(Alan B. Shepard,Jr The objectives of MR-3 were to familiarize man with a brief but complete space flight experience, including the lift-off, powered flight, weightless flight (approximately 5 minutes), re-entry, and landing phases -
Mercury Atlas 6
this was the first orbital flight with a human on board. The pilot was John H. Glenn,Jr The objectives of MA-6 (1) evaluate the performance of a man-spacecraft system in a three-orbit mission; (2) evaluate the effects of space flight on the astronaut; and, (3) obtain the astronaut's evaluation of the operational suitability of the spacecraft and supporting systems for manned space flight. -
Mercury Atlas 7
The pilot was originally planned to be Donald K. Slayton but was changed to be M. Scott Carpenter after a medical examination of Slayton revealed an irregularity in his heartbeat. -
Mercury Atlas 8
this was the third orbital flight The pilot was Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Originally scheduled for launch in early September, the mission was postponed twice to provide additional time for flight preparation. The launch was the first to be relayed live (via the Telstar satellite) to television audiences in Western Europe. -
Faith 7
L. Gorden Cooper was aboard the Faith 7. the flight lasted 34 hours This is was the last mercury mission to take place. -
mercury atlas 9
This was the fourth and final flight of the mercury space program.it succeded
