Mercury

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Q3306405




space capsule

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Mercury capsule; Mercury spacecraft
diameter 6.21 foot, length 10.8 foot, mass 3000 pound, 
spacecraft, space capsule, crewed spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, United States, 
NASA, United States, crewed spacecraft, Dong Fang Hong 2, space capsule, spacecraft, [[Mercury|]], 

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    Mercury-Scout-1 (MS-1)Mercury-Scout-1 (MS-1)
    Three-axis hand controller mercury projectThree-axis hand controller mercury project
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) photographer Arthur Laufman sets up a camera to film a Mercury capsule that was constructed by the Lewis Research Center staff.National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) photographer Arthur Laufman sets up a camera to film a Mercury capsule that was constructed by the Lewis Research Center staff.
    A NASA mechanic secures the afterbody to a Mercury capsule in the hangar at the Lewis Research Center. The capsule was one of two built at Lewis for the “Big Joe” launches scheduled for September 1959.A NASA mechanic secures the afterbody to a Mercury capsule in the hangar at the Lewis Research Center. The capsule was one of two built at Lewis for the “Big Joe” launches scheduled for September 1959.
    Shadowgraph Images of Re-entry Vehicles - GPN-2000-001938Shadowgraph Images of Re-entry Vehicles - GPN-2000-001938
    Technicians working in the McDonnell White Room on the Mercury-cropTechnicians working in the McDonnell White Room on the Mercury-crop
    A Mercury capsule is mounted inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel for a test of its escape tower rockets at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center.A Mercury capsule is mounted inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel for a test of its escape tower rockets at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center.
    A mechanic at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center prepares the inverted base of a Mercury capsule for a test of its posigrade retrorockets inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel.A mechanic at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center prepares the inverted base of a Mercury capsule for a test of its posigrade retrorockets inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel.
    S61-03941 (26 April 1961) --- A mock-up of the Mercury space capsule is held suspended above the water aboard the ship that is taking astronauts Grissom and Glenn to their emergency water egress training. Photo credit: NASAS61-03941 (26 April 1961) --- A mock-up of the Mercury space capsule is held suspended above the water aboard the ship that is taking astronauts Grissom and Glenn to their emergency water egress training. Photo credit: NASA
    S61-03257 (1961) --- View of Mercury spacecraft instrument control panels. Photo credit: NASAS61-03257 (1961) --- View of Mercury spacecraft instrument control panels. Photo credit: NASA
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageMercury-Scout-1 (MS-1) Commons
      commonsimageThree-axis hand controller mercury project Commons
      commonsimageNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) photographer Arthur Laufman sets up a camera to film a Mercury capsule that was constructed by the Lewis Research Center staff. Commons
      commonsimageA NASA mechanic secures the afterbody to a Mercury capsule in the hangar at the Lewis Research Center. The capsule was one of two built at Lewis for the “Big Joe” launches scheduled for September 1959. Commons
      commonsimageShadowgraph Images of Re-entry Vehicles - GPN-2000-001938 Commons
      commonsimageTechnicians working in the McDonnell White Room on the Mercury-crop Commons
      commonsimageA Mercury capsule is mounted inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel for a test of its escape tower rockets at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center. Commons
      commonsimageA mechanic at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center prepares the inverted base of a Mercury capsule for a test of its posigrade retrorockets inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel. Commons
      commonsimageS61-03941 (26 April 1961) --- A mock-up of the Mercury space capsule is held suspended above the water aboard the ship that is taking astronauts Grissom and Glenn to their emergency water egress training. Photo credit: NASA Commons
      commonsimageS61-03257 (1961) --- View of Mercury spacecraft instrument control panels. Photo credit: NASA Commons
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