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The Mercury mission that forced NASA to rely on human piloting skills

One of the most remarkable moments in early space exploration occurred during the final mission of NASA’s Mercury program. Astronaut Gordon “Gordo” Cooper spent more than a day in orbit aboard the ...
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Patrick Rowan’s Skywatch: 60 years since John Glenn and launch of Mercury Friendship 7

This month marks the 60th anniversary of America’s first human orbital space flight. The Project Mercury mission flown by astronaut John Glenn aboard his Friendship 7 capsule was an important ...
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February 20, 1962: John Glenn orbits the Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WHTM) — On Feb. 20, 1962, John Herschel Glenn Jr. climbed into the cramped confines of a Mercury space capsule, to become the third American in space, and the first to orbit the ...
Macworld

Mercury space capsule simulator now supports OS X

You Are Go! has released a Mac OS X version of its Mercury space capsule simulator, A-OK! The Wings of Mercury. A demo version is available for download from the ...
Electronic Design

Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne: Two Different Missions that Shaped the Space Race (Part 1)

Although NASA’s Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne served very different objectives, a closer look reveals that both missions were powered by equal parts of competition, innovation, and a strong dose of ...