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Project Mercury's first manned mission, MR-3 (callsign Freedom 7), launched using a Mercury-Redstone rocket and carrying Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, was flown on May 5, 1961. The entire suborbital flight lasted just 16 minutes, and achieved an altitude of just over 116 miles.
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Can you visit Mercury?
We do not have the technology for a manned mission presently.
Are there any plans in the feature to go to mercury?
Doubtful. At least for a manned mission. The planet Mercury is too close to the Sun and is therefor too hot for a manned mission to succeed.
How many manned Mercury Space Shuttle missions were there?
None. We have not had a manned mission to Mercury yet. The space shuttle would be unable to make that type of trip.
Has anyone attempted to go to mercury but died halfway?
There has never been a manned mission to Mercury to date.
Could a spaceship land on mercury?
Yes, if we wanted to devote the time and expense of such a mission. We could land an unmanned probe, or a manned mission, but a manned mission will mean that we will have to carefully plan the crew's safety during the blistering Mercurial day.
What are the first fourteen missions?
Not sure which mission this refers to, but there were 9 manned Mercury flights and 10 manned Gemini flights prior to the beginning of Project Apollo.
Would mercury make a good location for a manned mission to colonize the planet?
no because of the heat and all the gas.
Was Apollo mission 8 a manned mission?
no, the first successful manned mission to the moon was apollo mission 11.
Is Apollo 11 a manned mission or a machine mission?
All Apollo missions were manned.
When was the first manned space flight?
On 5 May, 1961 Alan Shepherd was launched on a sub-orbital flight into space aboard Freedom 7, the first manned mission of Project Mercury.
It is possible for a manned mission to mars by 2023?
yes,possible for a manned mission to Mars by 2023
What is a project that began the US' effort to reach the moon?
The first mission was the Mercury one manned spacecraft, Gemini was a two man spacecraft and Apollo was a three man mission.
