Project Mercury Article Index for
Project
Website Links For
Project
 

Information About

Project Mercury




  colspan "3" align="center"<br><small>The Mercury capsule</small>
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"Description
  width "150" colspan="1" '''Role:'''width="150" colspan="2" Suborbital and orbital spaceflight
  width "150" colspan="1" '''Crew: '''width="150" colspan="2" one, pilot
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"Dimensions
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"Weights (MA-6)
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"Rocket engines
  '''Retros''' (solid Fuel) X 3: 1,000 "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pound-force" class="copylinks">Lbf ea 45 kN
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"Performance
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"''' Mercury capsule diagram'''
  colspan "3" align="center"<br><small>Mercury capsule Diagram (NASA)</small>
  !colspan "3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="skyblue"McDonnell Mercury capsule