Mercury-Atlas 7
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Mercury-Atlas 7 was a 1962 NASA crewed spaceflight that carried astronaut Scott Carpenter into Earth orbit as part of Project Mercury, advancing the United States’ early human spaceflight efforts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury-Atlas 7 canonical | 6 |
| Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Project Mercury mission
ⓘ
crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| agencyType | civilian space agency ⓘ |
| astronaut | Scott Carpenter ⓘ |
| astronautNationality | American ⓘ |
| callsign | Aurora 7 ⓘ |
| commander | Scott Carpenter ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCallsSign | Aurora 7 ⓘ |
| crewLandingStatus | astronaut recovered safely ⓘ |
| crewMember | Scott Carpenter ⓘ |
| crewRoleOfScottCarpenter | pilot ⓘ |
| crewSize | 1 ⓘ |
| destination |
low Earth orbit
ⓘ
surface form:
Low Earth orbit
|
| era | Space Race ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mercury-Atlas 8 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to development of later Gemini and Apollo missions
ⓘ
second American crewed orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Mercury-Atlas series ⓘ |
| launchContractor | Convair ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1962-05-24 ⓘ |
| launchMassCategory | crew capsule-class mission ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral, Florida
|
| launchVehicle | Atlas LV-3B ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 4 hours 56 minutes ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct orbital flight around Earth
ⓘ
evaluate astronaut performance during prolonged orbital flight ⓘ perform scientific experiments in orbit ⓘ |
| missionType | test and research flight ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 3 ⓘ |
| orbitType | Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | early United States human spaceflight efforts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mercury-Atlas 6 ⓘ |
| program |
Mercury program
ⓘ
surface form:
Project Mercury
|
| recovery | ocean splashdown ⓘ |
| recoveryArea | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| spacecraft | Aurora 7 ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
|
| spacecraftType | Mercury spacecraft ⓘ |
| spaceRaceOpponent | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstrated |
orbital flight with Mercury spacecraft
ⓘ
use of Atlas LV-3B as crewed launch vehicle ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight