Project Mercury (1 янв 1958 г. – 31 дек 1963 г.)
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Date: 1943 - 1963Who: USA
What: Crewed Vehicles (Mercury capsule) Launch Vehicles (Atlas LV-3B, Big Joe, Blue Scout II, Little Joe, Mercury-Redstone)
Mission: Space Exploration
Aim: According to NASA, their aim was, "Place a manned spacecraft in orbital flight around the earth. Investigate man's performance capabilities and his ability to function in the environment of space. Recover the man and the spacecraft safely"
Key Figures: The project cost $2.25 billion ($277 million in 1965), and had 11 successes, with 3 partial failures.
Success: Yes, 84.6% success rate
Добавлено на ленту времени:
Дата:
1 янв 1958 г.
31 дек 1963 г.
~ 6 years