{"id":41335,"date":"2008-12-16T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-341652"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:31:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:31:15","slug":"what-was-project-mercury-grades-5-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/for-kids-and-students\/what-was-project-mercury-grades-5-8\/","title":{"rendered":"What Was Project Mercury? (Grades 5-8)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Project Mercury was the NASA program that put the first American astronauts in space. Astronauts made a total of six spaceflights during Project Mercury. Two of those flights reached space and came right back down. These are called <b>suborbital<\/b> flights. The other four went into orbit and circled Earth. The first of those six flights was made in 1961. The last flight was made in 1963.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?w=1638\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Mercury-Redstone rocket launching \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000686_0.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on the Friendship 7 mission.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><b>Words to Know<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>suborbital:<\/b> not reaching a height to put it in Earth orbit (dictionary.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>capsule:<\/b> A space vehicle usually with a flattened cone shape that carries explorers to space and back to Earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Spacecraft Was Used for Project Mercury?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mercury spacecraft was designed for this project. It was a small <b>capsule<\/b> with room for one astronaut. The astronaut stayed in his seat during the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two types of rockets were used for Project Mercury. The first two of the six flights with an astronaut on board used a Redstone rocket. The four manned flights that orbited Earth used an Atlas rocket. Both of these rockets were originally designed as missiles for the United States military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was named Mercury after a Roman god who was very fast. Each astronaut named his spacecraft. Alan Shepard included a 7 in the name of his Mercury capsule. This was because it was the seventh one made. The other astronauts included a 7 also. This was in honor of the seven astronauts chosen for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1522\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?w=1522\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Mercury Redstone rocket on launchpad\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg 2229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=223,300 223w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=768,1034 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=761,1024 761w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=1141,1536 1141w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=1522,2048 1522w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=297,400 297w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=446,600 446w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=669,900 669w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=892,1200 892w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000859.jpg?resize=1486,2000 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1522px) 100vw, 1522px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Alan Shepard\u2019s Freedom 7 capsule was launched on a Redstone rocket.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who Were the Mercury Astronauts?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA selected seven astronauts for Project Mercury in 1959. Choosing the astronauts was one of the first things NASA did. The agency was only six months old when it chose them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Shepard made the first Mercury flight. That flight made him the first American in space. The 15-minute flight went into space and came back down. His Mercury capsule was named Freedom 7. Years later, Shepard walked on the moon as commander of the Apollo 14 mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gus Grissom was the second astronaut to fly in Project Mercury. Grissom named his capsule Liberty Bell 7. The third astronaut to fly in Project Mercury was John Glenn. In 1962, he became the first American to orbit Earth, aboard Friendship 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second American astronaut to orbit Earth was Scott Carpenter. His spacecraft was named Aurora 7. Astronaut Wally Schirra (Shuh-RAH) made the fifth Mercury flight, on Sigma 7. Gordon Cooper flew on the last Mercury mission. He spent 34 hours circling Earth in the Faith 7 capsule. Astronaut Deke Slayton was also selected as one of the \u201cMercury Seven\u201d astronauts. A health problem stopped him from flying a Mercury mission. He flew into space in 1975 in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?w=1638\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A photo of seven project Mercury astronauts\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gpn-2000-000651.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The seven Mercury astronauts were (from left) Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper and Scott Carpenter.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mercury Missions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><b>Mercury Flight:<\/b> 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"> <b>Mission Name:<\/b> Mercury-Redstone 3<br> <b>Astronaut:<\/b> Alan Shepard<br> <b>Capsule:<\/b> Freedom 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mercury Flight:<\/b> 2<br>\n<b>Mission Name:<\/b> Mercury-Redstone 4<br>\n<b>Astronaut:<\/b> Gus Grissom<br>\n<b>Capsule:<\/b> Liberty Bell 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mercury Flight:<\/b> 3<br>\n<b>Mission Name:<\/b> Mercury-Atlas 6<br>\n<b>Astronaut:<\/b> John Glenn<br>\n<b>Capsule:<\/b> Friendship 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mercury Flight:<\/b> 4<br>\n<b>Mission Name:<\/b> Mercury-Atlas 7<br>\n<b>Astronaut:<\/b> Scott Carpenter<br>\n<b>Capsule:<\/b> Aurora 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mercury Flight:<\/b> 5<br>\n<b>Mission Name:<\/b> Mercury-Atlas 8<br>\n<b>Astronaut:<\/b> Wally Schirra<br>\n<b>Capsule:<\/b> Sigma 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mercury Flight:<\/b> 6<br>\n<b>Mission Name:<\/b> Mercury-Atlas 9<br>\n<b>Astronaut:<\/b> Gordon Cooper<br>\n<b>Capsule:<\/b> Faith 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Did NASA Make Sure Mercury Was Safe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Before astronauts flew in Project Mercury, NASA conducted several test flights. These launches did not have people aboard. The test flights helped NASA find and fix problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Atlas rocket launched with a Mercury capsule exploded. The first Mercury-Redstone launch only went about four inches off the ground. From these flights, NASA learned how to fix the rockets and make them safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three other \u201castronauts\u201d also helped make sure Mercury was safer. A rhesus monkey, Sam, and two chimpanzees, Ham and Enos, flew in Mercury capsules. Sam and Ham made suborbital flights. Sam flew on a \u201cLittle Joe\u201d rocket. Ham flew on a Redstone rocket. Enos launched on an Atlas rocket. He made two orbits around Earth. Since all three primates made it home safely, NASA knew it was safe for astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A photo of Ham the chimpanzee who was safely who safely returned from space\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=768,585 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=1024,781 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=1536,1171 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=2048,1561 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=400,305 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=600,457 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=900,686 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=1200,915 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=2000,1525 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Ham the chimpanzee made his Mercury flight in a special seat.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><b>Why Was Project Mercury Important?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA learned a lot from Project Mercury. The agency learned how to put astronauts in orbit around Earth. It learned how people could live and work in space. It learned how to operate a spacecraft in orbit. These lessons were very important. NASA used them in later space programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Mercury, came the Gemini program. The Gemini spacecraft had room for two astronauts. NASA learned even more with Gemini. Together, Mercury and Gemini prepared NASA for the Apollo program. During Apollo, NASA landed human beings on the moon for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More about Project Mercury<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/project-mercury\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/project-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Mercury Overview<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/project-mercury\/women-who-reach-for-the-stars\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/project-mercury\/women-who-reach-for-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women Who Reach for the Stars (The Mercury 13)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/for-kids-and-students\/what-was-project-mercury-grades-k-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/what-was-project-mercury-gradesk-4\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Was Project Mercury? (Grades K-4)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/for-students-grades-5-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Explore More For Students Grades 5-8\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Explore More For Students Grades 5-8<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Mercury was the NASA program that put the first American astronauts in space. Astronauts made a total of six spaceflights during Project Mercury. Two of those flights reached space and came right back down. These are called suborbital flights. The other four went into orbit and circled Earth. The first of those six flights […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":48931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2849,3777,3291],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[10610,12705,4153],"coauthors":[12657],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"What Was Project Mercury? 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