National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAtlas LV-3BSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 8
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 43rd launch · 7th this year · humanity's 202nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 3, 12:15 – Oct 3, 12:15 UTC
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Mercury-Atlas 8
Mercury-Atlas 6 carrying Sigma 7 spacecraft carried astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. to orbit where he completed 6 orbits lasting a total of 9 hours and 13 minutes. The mission goal was to compete engineering tests and all objectives were met.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Wally SchirraPilot · NASA
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