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Project Mercury
- Project MercuryThe Soviet Union placed the first satellite into orbit in October 1957. This event shocked the American public and triggered a growing fear that the US was…
- Mercury-Redstone 3Mercury capsule number seven arrived at Cape Canaveral on the 9th of December, 1960. Engineers expected a quick launch but found extensive development work…
- Mercury SevenThe launch of Sputnik 1 on the 4th of October 1957, sent shockwaves through Washington. American intelligence analysts feared the Soviets planned to put a…
- Little Joe (rocket)Maxime Faget stood at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia during 1958. He sketched a rocket design that featured four large fins protruding…
- Mercury-Atlas 6John H. Glenn stood before reporters in early December 1961 as NASA announced his selection for the first American orbital flight.
- Space Task GroupOn the 5th of November 1958, a small group of forty-five people gathered at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
- Maxime FagetMaxime Allen Faget entered the world on the 26th of August 1921 in Stann Creek Town. This location sat within British Honduras before becoming Dangriga…
- Boilerplate (spaceflight)A boilerplate spacecraft is a nonfunctional craft or payload that serves as a mass simulator for testing launch vehicle configurations.