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MERCURY 8 MANNED FLIGHT USA |

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Inflight tests and experiments for future flights of longer duration. |


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Walter M. Schirra Commander |




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credit: NASA |
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LAUNCH : |
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12.15 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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LC-14 |
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Oct.03 / 1962 |
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8.7.05 |
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15:57:33 |



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SPACECRAFT : |
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Sigma 7 |
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Mercury |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Atlas D |


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LANDING : |
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21.28 GMT |
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Pacific Ocean (USS Kearsarge) |
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275 NE of Midway Islands |
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Oct.03 / 1962 |

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designed by : Michael May copyright 2005 |
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 007 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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32.56° |
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Altitude |
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161 / 282 km |
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Duration |
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0d09h13m |
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Orbits |
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6 |
