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There was a Mercury Program in the US in the early 1960's, it was the program that put the first American astronaut into space. They were called "capsules", a one man space ship that was boosted into space by a rocket, they had very little maneuverability. The program was followed by Gemini, which had 2 men in each capsule, then Apollo, where 3 men were in each capsule. Apollo was the program where the first human landed on the moon.
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∙ 12y agoProject Mercury came before the Gemini and Apollo missions ultimately leading to the moon landing. Mercury tested equipent and methods to allow men to orbit and re-enter the earth's atmosphere safely.
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Was John Glenn in Project Gemini or Project Mercury?
He was in Project Mercury.
Was mercury 1 the first NASA mission?
No Mercury 1 was not the first NASA mission, though the the Mercury project was NASA's first project, the first mission in the Mercury project and therefore the first NASA mission was Mercury-Big Joe launched on September 9, 1959.
What were the names of the 2 projects before project Apollo?
Project Mercury and Project Gemini
Why is Project mercury called project mercury?
The project's name had nothing to do with the planet Mercury. At the time, the United States was in a race with the Soviet Union to put a man into space orbit first; Mercury is the Roman God most often associated with speed, and speed was the impetus for the competition.
What was the project called that began the US effort to reach the moon?
Project Mercury
Was John Glenn in Project Gemini or Project Mercury?
He was in Project Mercury.
When was Project Mercury created?
Project Mercury was created in 1959.
Did project mercury land on mercury?
what do you think.. Yes. Project mercury did land on mercury... False. Project Mercury was a mission to put a man into orbit, not a planetary probe. So...no; no craft, probe or anything associated with this mission went to Mercury, orbited Mercury or did anything involving Mercury.
What planet is better to do a project on Mercury or Venus?
mercury
What were the project objectives of NASA's Project Mercury?
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What is the US space project that gathered data on the basics o space flight?
Project Mercury.
Was mercury 1 the first NASA mission?
No Mercury 1 was not the first NASA mission, though the the Mercury project was NASA's first project, the first mission in the Mercury project and therefore the first NASA mission was Mercury-Big Joe launched on September 9, 1959.
What were the names of the 2 projects before project Apollo?
Project Mercury and Project Gemini
When did project mercury end?
1963
Was the Mercury Project a success?
Yes and no.
Why is Project mercury called project mercury?
The project's name had nothing to do with the planet Mercury. At the time, the United States was in a race with the Soviet Union to put a man into space orbit first; Mercury is the Roman God most often associated with speed, and speed was the impetus for the competition.
What was the project called that began the US effort to reach the moon?
Project Mercury
