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Country | United States |
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Organization | NASA |
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Purpose | Crewed orbital flight |
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Status | Completed |
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Cost | - $277 million (1965)
- $2.25 billion (2019)
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Duration | 1958–1963 |
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First flight | - Big Joe 1
- September 9, 1959 (1959-09-09)
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First crewed flight | - Mercury-Redstone 3
- May 5, 1961 (1961-05-05)
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Last flight | - Mercury-Atlas 9
- May 15, 1963 (1963-05-15)
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Successes | 11 |
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Failures | 3 (MA-1, MA-3, and MR-1) |
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Partial failures | 1 (Big Joe 1) |
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Launch site(s) | |
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Crewed vehicle(s) | Mercury capsule |
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Launch vehicle(s) | - Atlas LV-3B
- Big Joe
- Blue Scout II
- Little Joe
- Mercury-Redstone
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