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[[Image:Mercuryatlas9.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Mercury-Atlas 9 on the launchpad.]]
[[Image:Mercuryatlas9.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Mercury-Atlas 9 on the launchpad.]]
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Started in 1958 and completed in 1963, Project Mercury was the [[United States]]' first [[human]]-in-[[space]] program. The objectives of the program, which made six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were to orbit a manned spacecraft around [[Earth]], to investigate human ability to function in space, and to recover both man and spacecraft safely. Project Mercury was a success and led to Project Gemini.
Started in 1958 and completed in 1963, Project Mercury was the [[United States]]' first [[human]]-in-[[space]] program. The objectives of the program, which made six manned flights from 1961 to 1963, were to orbit a manned spacecraft around [[Earth]], to investigate human ability to function in space, and to recover both man and spacecraft safely. Project Mercury was a success and led to Project Gemini.
== [[The Mercury Seven]] ==
The '''Mercury Seven''' were the original seven astronauts designated to fly in Project Mercury. They were M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter "Wally" Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald "Deke" Slayton. Selected for their performance in the [[Air Force]], several of these pioneer astronauts (including Wally Schirra) flew in all NASA rocket spacecraft - from Mercury to [[Gemini]] to [[Apollo]].
== Mercury Missions ==
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