Project Mercury

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted 20 uncrewed developmental flights, and six successful flights by astronauts. The program, which took its name from Roman mythology, cost $2.76 billion. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot.

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1958 — 1963  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Mercury program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Republic of Haiti, 1950s, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

1958 — 1963 Project Mercury

1963-05-15T00:00:00Z

1963-05-15T00:00:00Z

last flight

1961-05-05T00:00:00Z

1961-05-05T00:00:00Z

maiden flight

1959-09-09T00:00:00Z

1959-09-09T00:00:00Z

maiden flight

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Frameless

Mercury Spacecraft in Orbit: Artist's Conception.

Closeup View of Recruit Escape Rocket and Full-Scale Spacecraft.

Project Mercury 4¢ US Postage stamp February 20, 1962 FDC Scott -1193

NASA Project Mercury Food

Cape canaveral crop

A Mercury launch. The Mercury series were manned orbiting vehicles. Manymeteorological and earth resource photographs were taken by Mercury astronauts.

NASA Space Task Group

Project Mercury 4¢ US Postage stamp February 20, 1962 FDC Scott -1193

Advanced Manned Space Flight Proposal for Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Projects from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - NARA - 7348588 (page 1)

Advanced Manned Space Flight Proposal for Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Projects from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - NARA - 7348588 (page 1)

• Mercury Monument - monument in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, 2016
• Mercury Monument - monument in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, 2016
• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race - 2016 non-fiction work by Margot Lee Shetterly, English
• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race - 2016 non-fiction work by Margot Lee Shetterly, English
• Mercury Monument - monument in the US Space Walk of Fame, USA
• Mercury Monument - monument in the US Space Walk of Fame, USA

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Mercury Spacecraft in Orbit: Artist's Conception.		Commons
commons	image		Closeup View of Recruit Escape Rocket and Full-Scale Spacecraft.		Commons
commons	image		Project Mercury 4¢ US Postage stamp February 20, 1962 FDC Scott -1193		Commons
commons	image		NASA Project Mercury Food		Commons
commons	image		Cape canaveral crop		Commons
commons	image		A Mercury launch. The Mercury series were manned orbiting vehicles. Manymeteorological and earth resource photographs were taken by Mercury astronauts.		Commons
commons	image		NASA Space Task Group		Commons
commons	image		Project Mercury 4¢ US Postage stamp February 20, 1962 FDC Scott -1193		Commons
commons	image		Advanced Manned Space Flight Proposal for Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Projects from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - NARA - 7348588 (page 1)		Commons
commons	image		Advanced Manned Space Flight Proposal for Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Projects from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - NARA - 7348588 (page 1)		Commons