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∙ 14y agoThe Mercury program was the United States first human space program. It's major goal; put a human in Earth orbit. here is a list of the launches that occured from 1961 to 1963.
5th of May 1961 --> Alan B. Shepard Jr. (1st American spaceflight)
21st of July 1961 --> Virgil "Gus" Grissom
20th of Febuary 1962 --> John Glenn (1st American orbit)
24th May 1962 --> Scott Carpenter
3rd of October 1962 --> Walter Schirra
15th of May 1963 --> Gordon Cooper (last American to fly solo)
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∙ 14y agoThe Mercury program sent the first Americans to space in 1961. Alan Shepard was the first American astronaut to travel to space aboard the Freedom 7 capsule on May 5, 1961.
The first stage in the space program designed to send Americans to the moon was the Apollo program, specifically Apollo 11. This mission successfully landed humans on the moon for the first time on July 20, 1969.
The first manned space program started by NASA was Project Mercury. It aimed to put a human in orbit around the Earth and was the first step in the United States' efforts to explore outer 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.
The first U.S. manned space program was called Project Mercury. It aimed to put a human in orbit around Earth and was active from 1958 to 1963.
The early space program was named the "Mercury Program," which was NASA's first human spaceflight program. The program aimed to launch astronauts into Earth's orbit and was active from 1958 to 1963.
Mercury was the name given to the first American space program.
the first program to send Americans into space was called "project mercury"
YALL all idiots its mercury.
Project Mercury sent the first 6 Americans into space. They were all solo flights.
The first stage in the space program designed to send Americans to the moon was the Apollo program, specifically Apollo 11. This mission successfully landed humans on the moon for the first time on July 20, 1969.
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The Mercury astronauts were the first Americans to go in Space in 1961.
The first manned space program started by NASA was Project Mercury. It aimed to put a human in orbit around the Earth and was the first step in the United States' efforts to explore outer 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.