Mercury-Atlas 7 photograph

Mercury-Atlas 7

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Spacecraft Mercury
Launch dateMay 24, 1962
Landing dateMay 24, 1962
Members Scott Carpenter
Recovered by USS Intrepid
Apogee altitude259 kilometers (140 nmi)
Dates1962-05-24 00:00:00
RocketAtlas LV-3B
Launch mass1,350.0 kilograms
Orbit complet 3
Distanc travel122,344 kilometers
Mission durat2022-01-15 05:07:26
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2486717
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About Mercury-Atlas 7


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 Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in space.

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