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First American orbital spaceflight
Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated
Mercury-Atlas_6
1962 crewed spaceflight within NASA's Project Mercury
Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott
Mercury-Atlas_7
Project Mercury subprogram using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle (1960-1963)
Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also
Mercury-Atlas
1963 NASA Mercury program crewed flight
Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida
Mercury-Atlas_9
Initial American crewed spaceflight program (1958–1963)
to the ship. Mercury crewed launches John Glenn in orbit, 1962 (Mercury-Atlas 6) Alan Shepard's 1961 recovery seen from helicopter (Mercury-Redstone 3)
Project_Mercury
1961 American spaceflight of the Mercury program
Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on November 29, 1961, with Enos, a chimpanzee, aboard. The craft orbited
Mercury-Atlas_5
NASA test rocket (1960)
Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) was the first attempt to launch a Mercury capsule and occurred on July 29, 1960 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was uncrewed
Mercury-Atlas_1
Manned NASA spacecraft
Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) was the fifth United States crewed space mission, part of NASA's Mercury program. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., orbited the
Mercury-Atlas_8
American space launch vehicle
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United
Atlas_LV-3B
1961 uncrewed test flight
Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) was an uncrewed test flight of the Mercury program using the Atlas rocket. It launched on February 21, 1961, at 14:10 UTC, from
Mercury-Atlas_2
Cancelled American space mission
Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10) was a cancelled early crewed space mission, which would have been the last flight in NASA's Mercury program. It was planned as
Mercury-Atlas_10
Topics referred to by the same term
engine Mercury-Atlas 6, the first American orbital spaceflight, 1962 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mercury 6. If an
Mercury_6
Group of American astronauts chosen in 1959
the only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. Cooper piloted the last Mercury spaceflight, Mercury-Atlas 9, in 1963, and in 1965 became
Mercury_Seven
List of rocket launches
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United
List_of_Atlas_LV3B_launches
Chemical compound
pharmaceuticals. The hydrochloride salt was used to treat motion sickness on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission in which NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American
Benzylamine
1968 photograph of Earth from lunar orbit
October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018. International Astronomical Union (May 4, 2026). "(79871) Earthrise = 1998 YT7" (PDF). WGSBN Bulletin. 6 (7):
Earthrise
Launch site of manned Project Mercury flights
NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 flight, which made Glenn the first American in orbit. It was also the launch site of the remaining three Mercury-Atlas flights
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_14
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
AS-20x for Saturn IB, and AS-50x for Saturn V (compare Mercury-Redstone 3, Mercury-Atlas 6) to designate and plan all missions, rather than numbering
Apollo_program
Division of NASA which trains astronauts
STS-41-B, STS-61-C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71 Edward Givens John Glenn – Mercury-Atlas 6, STS-95 Linda Godwin – STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108 Michael Good
NASA_Astronaut_Corps
1960s American crewed suborbital rocket
and third humans) in space. The four subsequent Mercury human spaceflights used the more powerful Atlas booster to enter low Earth orbit. A member of the
Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle
Mercury-Redstone_Launch_Vehicle
Robotic spacecraft sent to Mars
ISBN 9780743226011. Stooke, Philip J. (September 24, 2012). The International Atlas of Mars Exploration: Volume 1, 1953 to 2003: The First Five Decades. Cambridge
Viking_1
Topics referred to by the same term
MA-6 may refer to: Massachusetts's 6th congressional district Massachusetts Route 6 Mercury-Atlas 6, a spaceflight of Project Mercury, first American orbital
MA6
1961 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight, on July 21, 1961. The suborbital Project Mercury flight was launched with a Mercury-Redstone
Mercury-Redstone_4
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
crewed Project Mercury flights, the sub-orbital missions Mercury-Redstone 3 and Mercury-Redstone 4. Glenn was selected for Mercury-Atlas 6, NASA's first
John_Glenn
Spaceflight mission emblem worn by astronauts
the astronauts gave their spacecraft names. (Alan Shepard's capsule for Mercury 3 was named Freedom 7, for instance.) When Gus Grissom proposed to name
Mission_patch
Head of the US independent space agency
thus overseeing each of the critical first crewed missions throughout the Mercury and Gemini programs until days before the launch of the first Apollo mission
Administrator_of_NASA
1982 studio album by Hawkwind
sample of John Glenn on the Friendship Seven spacecraft during the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on 20 February 1962. An alternative version of "Experiment
Church_of_Hawkwind
Irish-American aerospace engineer
responsible for pushing the button on February 20, 1962, launching the Mercury-Atlas 6 space flight carrying astronaut John Glenn, the first American in orbit
T._J._O'Malley
Photograph of the Solar System taken by MESSENGER spacecraft
acquired by MESSENGER during November 2010 from approximately the orbit of Mercury. The mosaic is intended to be complementary to the Voyager 1's Family Portrait
Family_Portrait_(MESSENGER)
American space and aeronautics agency
5), Gemini (Titan 2) and Mercury (Atlas). Left, top-down: Spacecraft of Apollo, Gemini and Mercury. The Saturn IB and Mercury-Redstone launch vehicles
NASA
Swiss luxury watchmaker
watchmaker in space. John Glenn wore a Heuer stopwatch when he piloted the Mercury Atlas 6 spacecraft on the first US crewed space flight to orbit the Earth.
TAG_Heuer
Military unit
(and one unsuccessful) Project Mercury flights from Complex 14 in 1961 (Mercury-Atlas 2, Mercury-Atlas 3, Mercury-Atlas 4). The Douglas Aircraft Company
6555th_Aerospace_Test_Group
American astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)
Mercury Seven astronauts. He was backup to Glenn during the latter's Mercury Atlas 6 orbital mission. Carpenter flew the next mission, Mercury Atlas 7
Scott_Carpenter
First planet from the Sun
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. It is a rocky planet with a trace atmosphere and a surface gravity slightly
Mercury_(planet)
NASA spacecraft (2006–present)
New Horizons was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station by an Atlas V rocket directly into an Earth-and-solar escape trajectory with a speed
New_Horizons
American astronaut (1930–2021)
inspiration for Collins in his decision to become a NASA astronaut was the Mercury Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn on February 20, 1962, and the thought of being
Michael_Collins_(astronaut)
First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
widely covered by the media since the first American orbital flight, Mercury-Atlas 6 by John Glenn, in 1962. There were 1,200 journalists covering the mission
Apollo_8
1940s class of aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
recovered the next flight, Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7), on 21 July 1961, and she was the primary recovery ship for Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7), the
Essex-class_aircraft_carrier
Geologic basin on Mercury
QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY, Atlas of Mercury, NASA Special Publication 432, 1978. SHADED RELIEF MAP OF THE SHAKESPEARE QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY , Atlas of Mercury, NASA
Odin_Planitia
2016 film by Theodore Melfi
spanning a few decades into their setting of just a couple of years. "Mercury Atlas 6 at a Glance, page 1" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF)
Hidden_Figures
Unique radio designation for a spacecraft
of others also issued. In America's first crewed space program Project Mercury, the astronauts named their individual spacecraft. These names each consisted
Spacecraft_call_signs
NASA projects to test new space technologies
investigating the Earth's magnetosphere (launched 2006) Space Technology 6 – Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment (autonomy) aboard Earth Observing 1 (see
New_Millennium_Program
Interstellar comet in 2025
(ATLAS) from Mercury (body center) on 08 October 2025". JPL Horizons. Retrieved 19 February 2026. "JPL Horizons, Observer Table for C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)
3I/ATLAS
Memorial to astronauts who died in the line of duty
monoxide poisoning before ground crews could reach them. Grissom, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, had flown twice before. White conducted the first US
Space_Mirror_Memorial
1983 film directed by Philip Kaufman
prematurely. Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth on Mercury-Atlas 6 on February 20, 1962; he survives a possibly loose heat shield and
The_Right_Stuff_(film)
(F9 & FH landings) 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 SLC-40 (Falcon 9) 4 4 SLC-41 (Vulcan, Atlas) 3 2 2 LC-39A (F9, FH) 1 1 LC-39B (SLS) Cape Canaveral
List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites
List_of_Cape_Canaveral_and_Merritt_Island_launch_sites
American astronaut (1927–2004)
astronaut in 1959. In 1963, Cooper piloted the longest and last Mercury spaceflight, Mercury-Atlas 9. During that 34-hour mission, he became the first American
Gordon_Cooper
Space orbiter and lander sent to Mars
National Geographic Society. Washington D.C. Moore, P. et al. 1990. The Atlas of the Solar System. Mitchell Beazley Publishers NY, NY. The Viking Mars
Viking_2
Pair of NASA landers and orbiters sent to Mars in 1976
Garry; Nicolson, Iain; Cattermole, Peter (1990). Garlick, Judy (ed.). The Atlas of the Solar System. Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 0-86134-125-2. Morton, Oliver
Viking_program
American astronaut (1923–1998)
of Project Mercury, Shepard was scheduled to pilot the Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10), which was planned as a three-day mission. He named Mercury Spacecraft
Alan_Shepard
Astrobiology Mars rover mission by NASA
as part of the Mars Exploration Program. Mars 2020 was launched on an Atlas V rocket at 11:50:01 UTC on July 30, 2020, and landed in the Martian crater
Mars_2020
Voskhod programs, the start of the Soviet Soyuz program, the American Mercury and Gemini programs, and the first lunar landings of the American Apollo
List of human spaceflights, 1961–1970
List_of_human_spaceflights,_1961–1970
Group of NASA engineers working on the human spaceflight program starting in 1958
at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, it managed Project Mercury and follow-on plans. After President John F. Kennedy set the goal in 1961
Space_Task_Group
Tree grown from seed carried on Apollo 14 or Artemis I
Matt (December 14, 2016). "'Moon trees' mark Tilden Regional Park". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29
Moon_tree
first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962, aboard the Mercury-Atlas 6. Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. The program
History_of_spaceflight
This New Ocean: a History of Project Mercury (PDF). US: NASA. ISBN 1934941875. Catchpole, John (2001). Project Mercury - NASA's First Manned Space Programme
List of space programs of the United States
List_of_space_programs_of_the_United_States
Extreme benchmarks set off Earth by astronauts, launchers and probes
Retrieved June 22, 2015. "Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7)". NASA. November 1, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2015. "Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7)". NASA. November
List_of_spaceflight_records
American monthly magazine
nearly forty local-language editions and had a global circulation of at least 6.5 million per month including 3.5 million within the U.S., down from about
National_Geographic
Program of robotic spacecraft missions
Force Station in Florida on June 18, 2009, was successful. The uncrewed Atlas V rocket launched the two space probes towards the Moon, where they will
Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
Lunar_Precursor_Robotic_Program
Family of American missiles and space launch vehicles
modified Atlas LV-3B was used for the orbital element of Project Mercury, launching four crewed Mercury spacecraft into low Earth orbit. Atlas D launches
Atlas_(rocket_family)
Facility at Kennedy Space Center honoring American astronauts
crewed Mercury mission and the Gemini IX spacecraft flown by Gene Cernan and Thomas P. Stafford in 1966. In the 1980s, the six then-surviving Mercury Seven
United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
United_States_Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame
First aerospace nurse to NASA's first astronauts
foundation to the field of Space nursing. O'Hara was the official nurse to the Mercury Seven astronauts and their families, continuing to support the Gemini Program
Dee_O'Hara
American weather satellite system
University of Michigan. Retrieved: August 15, 2015 Ruf, Christopher S.; Atlas, Robert; Chang, Paul S.; Clarizia, Maria Paola; Garrison, James L.; Gleason
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
Cyclone_Global_Navigation_Satellite_System
American Founder of Scientific Atlanta
astronauts during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects. When John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 on Mercury-Atlas 6, his voice was
Glen_P._Robinson
Commercial orbital communications network
S-band - Assets: 6.1m McMurdo, Antarctica— Supports: S/X Band — Assets: 10m Ponce de Leon Station, Florida — Supports: S-band - Assets: 6.1m[1] Wallops Ground
Near_Earth_Network
Rocket launch site in Florida, US
Launch Complex 40 In chronological order, it joins: LC-5 (Mercury-Redstone 3), LC-14 (Mercury-Atlas 6), LC-19 (Gemini 3), LC-34 (Apollo 7), LC-39A (Apollo
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41
Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_41
NASA spacecraft active since 2005
Perseverance rover in 2021. On August 12, 2005, MRO was launched aboard an Atlas V-401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
returned a crew to Earth), and the eight sub-orbital human spaceflights: Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4, X-15 flights 90 and 91, SpaceShipOne flights 15P, 16P
List_of_human_spaceflights
NASA educational satellite program
space station cargo mission". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 29 August 2021. "Atlas V Landsat 9". ULA. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021. Warren
Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
Educational_Launch_of_Nanosatellites
New York City based ticket tape parade listing
of the USS Constellation 1962 March 1 – John Glenn, following the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. April 5 – João Goulart, president of Brazil. April 9 – New
List of ticker-tape parades in New York City
List_of_ticker-tape_parades_in_New_York_City
Former NASA Mars rover, active from 2004 to 2010
Spirit and Opportunity; however, camera resolution did not permit seeing Mercury's 6.1" angular diameter. They were able to observe transits of Deimos across
Spirit_(rover)
Robotic mission that deployed the ''Curiosity'' rover to Mars in 2012
Laboratory mission. The Atlas V launch vehicle is capable of launching up to 8,290 kg (18,280 lb) to geostationary transfer orbit. The Atlas V was also used to
Mars_Science_Laboratory
Office within NASA
Flight Center (August 2007). Space Network User's Guide (SNUG), 6.2 SSA Forward Services, and 6.2.3 Phase Modulation (PM) Signal Parameters (Rev 9 ed.). National
Space Communications and Navigation Program
Space_Communications_and_Navigation_Program
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
rocket engines, which are also those used in the Centaur upper stage of the Atlas V rocket. Unlike the current RL10 engines in use, these newer RL10s were
Constellation_program
around the Earth. The Mercury-Atlas 6 flight on 20 February 1962, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn, was the first Mercury flight to achieve this
List of United States Marine Corps astronauts
List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_astronauts
Early 2017 cargo mission to the ISS
senator John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth on Mercury-Atlas 6 and the oldest to go to space on STS-95, until 2021. The COTS demonstration
Cygnus_OA-7
City in Ohio, United States
War II and Korean War veteran, first American to orbit Earth in his Mercury-Atlas 6 mission Lisa Howard, film and television actress and journalist Bill
Cambridge,_Ohio
NASA and MTU website
of every APOD. Blue Marble Earth (March 25, 2007; July 13, 2010; February 6, 2022) Shadow of a Martian Robot (August 3, 2004; February 4, 2007; June 29
Astronomy_Picture_of_the_Day
One of the nursing specialties
Sineath were the first nurses assigned to work with the seven Project Mercury astronauts. Lieutenant O'Hara was the official staff nurse while Lieutenant
Space_nursing
Roman god of trade, merchants and travel
Mercury (/ˈmɜːrkjʊri/; Latin: Mercurius [mɛrˈkʊrijʊs] ) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient
Mercury_(mythology)
Month of 1962
announced that John Glenn's Mercury 6 mission would be launched no earlier than February 13, and that repair of the Atlas launch vehicle fuel tank leak
February_1962
Radio station in Watford, England
Heart Hertfordshire (previously known as Hertfordshire's Mercury 96.6) is an Independent Local Radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global
Heart_Hertfordshire
Only chimpanzee and third great ape to orbit Earth
was selected for his Project Mercury flight only three days before launch. Two months prior, NASA launched Mercury-Atlas 4 on September 13, 1961, to conduct
Enos_(chimpanzee)
Science museum in Columbus, Ohio
tour, a recreation of John Glenn's Friendship 7 spacecraft from the Mercury-Atlas 6, remote-operated vehicles, balance tests, and other hands-on experiments
COSI
American aerospace engineer (1924–2019)
Mercury missions. During the final flight—Mercury-Atlas 9, which lasted for over a day—he shared responsibility with his deputy John Hodge. Mercury-Atlas
Christopher_C._Kraft_Jr.
Space exploration program conducted by the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1991
simultaneously in orbit launched "in ten days time" to eclipse John Glenn's Mercury-Atlas 6 that month; the program could not do so until August, with Vostok 3
Soviet_space_program
1998 American crewed spaceflight
Glenn Jr. List of human spaceflights List of Space Shuttle missions Mercury-Atlas 6 Outline of space science "STS-95". Spacefacts. Retrieved 27 May 2026
STS-95
Nickname for eight launch pads at Cape Canaveral
by the 45th Space Wing since 1949, it was the site of all fourteen Mercury-Atlas and Gemini launches, as well as many other early missile tests, Department
Missile_Row
U.S. Space Force space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command
Discoverer satellites and the first Vela satellites were launched on an Atlas-Agena on 16 October 1963. The Space Systems Division also began development
Space_Systems_Command
Radio antenna ground station in Spain
1961 to support the Mercury-Atlas 4 test flight, and continued to take part in Mercury missions, including John Glenn’s Mercury-Atlas 6 Earth orbit. Subsequently
Maspalomas_Station
Banknote signed by fellow travelers, common during WWII
staff. John Glenn, piloting the first crewed U.S. orbital spaceflight Mercury-Atlas 6, also carried several one-dollar silver certificates. Space-flown numismatic
Short_snorter
astronaut, U.S. Senator from Ohio, and first American to orbit the Earth (Mercury-Atlas 6) Victor Glover – naval aviator, test pilot, astronaut and first black
List of United States Navy people
List_of_United_States_Navy_people
Shepard, into space on a sub-orbital flight. On 20 February 1962, Mercury-Atlas 6 carried the first American, John Glenn, into Earth orbit. United States
List_of_crewed_spacecraft
Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
log, 1961–2006. New York: Springer. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-387-34175-0. "Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA". Retrieved 9 May 2026. Editors, History.com (9
Human_spaceflight
John Glenn becomes the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth in Mercury Atlas 6. February 25 – An Avensa Fairchild F27 Friendship crashes into San
1962_in_aviation
First operational American intercontinental ballistic missile
for four decades. Even before its ICBM use ended in 1965, Atlas had placed four Project Mercury astronauts in orbit and was becoming the foundation for
SM-65_Atlas
Former spacecraft control center at Cape Canaveral, Florida
28°27′47″N 80°34′57″W / 28.463082°N 80.582562°W / 28.463082; -80.582562 The Mercury Control Center (also known as Building 1385 or simply MCC) was the facility
Mercury_Control_Center
American astronaut (1923–2007)
Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space. On October 3, 1962, he flew the six-orbit, nine-hour, Mercury-Atlas 8 mission
Wally_Schirra
Aircraft engine
The Bristol Mercury is a British nine-cylinder, air-cooled, single-row, piston radial engine. Designed by Roy Fedden of the Bristol Aeroplane Company
Bristol_Mercury
capsule Friendship 7, is launched into an orbital spaceflight by a Mercury-Atlas 6 rocket and becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. March 22
Timeline of the John F. Kennedy presidency (1962)
Timeline_of_the_John_F._Kennedy_presidency_(1962)
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