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.

2024年6月18日 · Mercury, America's first human space flight program, introduced the nation to its first astronauts. There were six total flights with six astronauts flown. Total flight time for these missions was 53 hours, 55 minutes and 27 seconds.

2025年1月3日 · Mercury, any of the first series of crewed spaceflights conducted by the United States (1961–63). The series began with a suborbital flight about three weeks after the Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first human in space (see Vostok).

2020年10月9日 · The Mercury program represented NASA's first human spaceflight program, with the aim to see if humans could function effectively in space for a few minutes or hours at a time. NASA's...

In October 1958, just six days after NASA formally organized, America’s first human spaceflight program was born. Project Mercury’s manned flights spanned just two years – from May 1961 to May 1963 – making history with its six missions launched from Cape Canaveral.

2008年12月16日 · Project Mercury was the NASA program that put the first American astronauts in space. Astronauts made a total of six spaceflights during Project Mercury. Two of those flights reached space and came right back down.

2022年9月22日 · In the United States, that program was Project Mercury. Its goals are simple to explain. Known as America’s “man-in-space” program, Project Mercury’s aim was to put a man in orbit, understand the technical requirements and medical effects, and bring him back alive.

2024年11月28日 · Project Mercury was NASA's program that launched the first American astronauts into space, completing a total of six crewed spaceflights.

Started in 1958, Project Mercury was the United States' first manned spacecraft program. The program included a number of unmanned test flights, some including primates, prior to flying human astronauts.

2024年12月9日 · Space exploration - Mercury Missions, Astronauts, Technology: The initial U.S. effort to launch a human into space was known as Project Mercury. It was carried out by NASA, which had been given that responsibility over air force objections.