The objectives of the program, which made six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were specific: To orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth;
The goal of the Mercury Space Program was to place a manned craft in orbit around the Earth, to determine how a person could function in space, and to bring those people back to Earth safely. The program was successful.
Project Mercury started on October 7, 1958, with the goal of putting a human in orbit around the Earth. It was the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
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The Mercury program
Mercury was first, followed by Gemini and Apollo.
No. But the United States did have a Mercury Space Program.
So far, only the US has been able to send humans to the moon and return them. The Appollo Program was the manned spaceflight program that had the specific goal of reaching the moon, exploring and bringing back samples. In support of that goal, the Mercury and Gemini Programs tested launch capabilities, vehicle function and in-flight procedures.
Mercury.
None of the seven Mercury astronauts flew to the moon. The Mercury program focused on sending astronauts into space for short periods of time and did not involve missions to the moon. The Apollo program, which followed the Mercury program, was responsible for sending astronauts to the moon.
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