The first American space missions were called Mercury missions. These missions aimed to put astronauts into space, gather data on human spaceflight, and pave the way for more ambitious missions. The Mercury program ran from 1960 to 1963.
There were six manned Mercury missions, between 1961 and 1963, which were part of the United States' first human spaceflight program. These missions aimed to prove human spaceflight was possible and lay the foundation for future space missions.
All of the Mercury missions ended (as did all missions prior to the Shuttle Program) via capsule splashdown and recovery by a Navy carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
In the Mercury progam there were 20 unmanned launches; of these four carried monkeys (2 rhesus macaque and 2 chimpanzees); and 6 manned missions. Further missions wre planned, but were cancelled in favour of the Gemini program.In the Apollo program there were 6 unmanned missions; and 12 manned mission, of these 6 missions landed on the moon.In addition the four skylab missions used Apollo equipment; as did the Apollo-Soyuz mission. However these were not considered to be part of the Apollo program.
No, the Apollo missions did not land humans on Mercury. The Apollo program was focused on landing humans on the Moon. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has extreme temperatures that would make it very challenging for astronauts to land there.
there were about 7 missions to mercury
The first American space missions were called Mercury missions. These missions aimed to put astronauts into space, gather data on human spaceflight, and pave the way for more ambitious missions. The Mercury program ran from 1960 to 1963.
There were six manned Mercury missions, between 1961 and 1963, which were part of the United States' first human spaceflight program. These missions aimed to prove human spaceflight was possible and lay the foundation for future space missions.
All of the Mercury missions ended (as did all missions prior to the Shuttle Program) via capsule splashdown and recovery by a Navy carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
There have been no manned missions to Mercury.
MESSENGER is on its way to Mercury and will arrive in 2011
aliens
Mercury has very little atmosphere to stop impacts and it is covered with craters.
In the Mercury progam there were 20 unmanned launches; of these four carried monkeys (2 rhesus macaque and 2 chimpanzees); and 6 manned missions. Further missions wre planned, but were cancelled in favour of the Gemini program.In the Apollo program there were 6 unmanned missions; and 12 manned mission, of these 6 missions landed on the moon.In addition the four skylab missions used Apollo equipment; as did the Apollo-Soyuz mission. However these were not considered to be part of the Apollo program.
No, the Apollo missions did not land humans on Mercury. The Apollo program was focused on landing humans on the Moon. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has extreme temperatures that would make it very challenging for astronauts to land there.
mercury
Yes. MESSENGER and Mariner 10 are both Mercury Space missions.