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Project Mercury (U.S.)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1958 - 1963
Historical Information
Project Mercury was the first program designed for human spaceflight by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and was followed by Projects Gemini and Apollo. With the hopes of successfully placing humans on the moon before the Soviet Union, Project Mercury conducted 20 uncrewed flights and six with astronauts.
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"Project Mercury." Wikipedia.org. Accessed August 31, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MercuryFound in 2 Collections and/or Records:
DonaldĀ K. Slayton typed manuscript on Project Mercury
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Collections 73, Placement: 6
Identifier: 20130614.1
Dates:
circa 1959
William F. Causey Space Exploration Collection
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190910.1
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- Astronauts 1
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