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When NASA activated the mercury space program each flight had how many astronaut?
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How did the Mercury program start?
The Mercury program started in 1961. There had been a total of six flight during this project. The last flight was on 1963. Astronauts aimed to go to space to make observations.
What space program sent the first American to space?
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.
What was the name of the first manned space program started by NASA?
The Mercury Program was the first manned space flight program,
Who is on board the international space station?
Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer
Who is on the international space station?
Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer
How did the Mercury program start?
The Mercury program started in 1961. There had been a total of six flight during this project. The last flight was on 1963. Astronauts aimed to go to space to make observations.
How many flight hours do you have to have to qualify for the astronaut program?
Look up that information on the NASA web site.
What space program sent the first American to space?
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.
How many astronauts flew aboard each Mercury spacecraft?
Only seven people were chosen for the Mercury program. Six out of the seven astronauts chosen had a Mercury flight. Deke Slayton was grounded because he had a heart problem (a heart murmur to be exact). He was able to fly as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. here are the seven mermbers of the Mercury program: Alan Shepard jr. Gus Grissom John Glenn Jr. Scott Carpenter Walter Schirra jr. Gordon Cooper jr. Deke Slayton
What was the name of the first manned space program started by NASA?
The Mercury Program was the first manned space flight program,
Which astronaut Never set foot on the moon?
There is no such person.Every NASA astronaut that landed on the Moon from 1969 to 1972 during the Apollo program did also set foot on the lunar surface. There were a total of 12 astronauts who explored the lunar surface, 2 on each of the 6 landing missions.
What was the purpose of the Mercury program?
The purpose of the Mercury program was to send man into space for the first time, orbit around the Earth, find out how a person functioned in space, and to recover the astronaut and spacecraft safely.
What is Mercury spacecraft?
Project Mercury was the first U.S. human spaceflight program, running from 1959 - 1963. Its aim was to put a human in orbit around the Earth. This was achieved by the Mercury Atlas 6 flight on February 20, 1962.
NASAs first human spaceflight program specialized in orbital and sub-orbital flight with capsules only large enough to hold one pilot What was the program called?
Project Mercury.
Who is on board the international space station?
Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer
Who is on the international space station?
Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer
Is a astronaut the same as a air force information systems flight commander?
No.
