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| Flight |
Capsule |
Astronaut |
Date |
Duration |
Highlights |
MR-3
|
Freedom 7 |
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. |
May 5, 1961 |
0 Hours
15 Minutes |
1st U.S. Human Flight, Sub orbital Mission |
MR-4
|
Liberty Bell 7 |
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom |
July 21, 1961 |
0 Hours
16 Minutes |
2nd U.S. Human Flight, Sub orbital Mission;
capsule sank after landing; astronaut safe |
MA-6
|
Friendship 7 |
John H. Glenn. Jr. |
Feb. 20, 1962 |
4 Hours
55 Minutes |
1st American to orbit |
| MA-7 |
Aurora 7 |
M. Scott Carpenter |
May 24, 1962 |
4 Hours
56 Minutes |
Landed 250 MI beyond target |
| MA-8 |
Sigma 7 |
Walter M. Schirra, Jr. |
Oct. 3, 1962 |
9 Hours
13 Minutes |
Landed 4 MI from target |
| MA-9 |
Faith 7 |
L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. |
May 15, 1963
May 16, 1963 |
34 Hours
19 Minutes |
1st U.S. flight exceeding 24 hours |
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