National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAtlas LV-3BSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 7
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 41st launch · 5th this year · humanity's 167th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 24, 12:45 – May 24, 12:45 UTC
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Mercury-Atlas 7
Mercury-Atlas 7 was the fourth crewed spaceflight for the United States. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, carried the astronaut Scott Carpenter to orbit where it completed three orbits before returning to Earth. The mission lasted for 4 hours, 56 minutes & 5 seconds. Due to a targeting error during reentry the spacecraft splashed about 400 km off-course delaying the recovery efforts.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Scott CarpenterPilot · NASA
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