• missions flown in Mercury-Atlas were: MA-1 using Atlas launch vehicle "50-D": 276  MA-2 using Atlas launch vehicle "67-D": 320  MA-3 using Atlas launch...
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    Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) was the fifth United States crewed space mission, part of NASA's Mercury program. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., orbited the...
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    Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated...
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     385–386. "Mercury MA-11". Encyclopedia Astronauticax. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013. "Mercury MA-12". Encyclopedia...
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    pressurized suit. Name:: Mercury Spacesuit Derived from: Navy Mark IV Manufacturer: B.F. Goodrich Company Missions: MR-3 to MA-9 Function: Intra-vehicular...
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    was ahead and make MA-8 the last Mercury mission rather than risk a future disaster. The argument that MA-8 should be the last Mercury mission held that...
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    Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) was the first attempt to launch a Mercury capsule and occurred on July 29, 1960 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was unmanned...
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    Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) was an unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched unmanned on April 25, 1961 at 16:15 UTC, from Launch Complex...
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    Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. In English, it is named after the Roman god Mercurius (Mercury), god of...
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    Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum (/haɪˈdrɑːrdʒərəm/...
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