Mercury
Human SpaceflightNASAConcluded1958–1963
25 flights
60%success rate15 of 25
10failuresfull and partial
0upcomingwithout a definitive outcome
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.
Flights
5 of 25Record
Rockets: Atlas LV-3B (10), Little Joe (8), Redstone MRLV (6), Blue Scout II (1)
Launch sites: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (17), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA (8)
Crew flown: 6 — Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra
Events
No scheduled or recent events for this program.