Vehicle / SINCE 1961

Mercury

NASA Discontinued
ABOUT

The Mercury spacecraft was the manned capsule used for suborbital and orbital launches during the Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program of the United States, from 1958 through 1963.

SPECIFICATIONS 8
Type Capsule
Height 3.3 m
Diameter 1.8 m
Crew Capacity 1
Human Rated Yes
Total Launches 17
Successful Launches 12
Maiden Flight 1961-05-05