{"id":74012,"date":"2004-04-02T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-02T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-345123"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:01:41","slug":"project-mercury-uncrewed-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/project-mercury\/project-mercury-uncrewed-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Mercury Uncrewed Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<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:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=1490&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1490\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=1490&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=1490&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1490w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=233&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 233w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=768&h=990&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=795&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 795w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=1192&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1192w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=310&h=399&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 310w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=466&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 466w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=698&h=899&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 698w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s61-01942\/s61-01942~large.jpg?w=931&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 931w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">S61-01942 (31 Jan. 1961) — Launch of the Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) vehicle on Jan. 31, 1961. The 16-minute suborbital flight carried biomedical test subject chimpanzee (Ham) aboard. Photo credit: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-1.html\">LJ-1<\/a> Little Joe 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/BJ-1.html\">BJ-1<\/a> Big Joe 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-6.html\">LJ-6<\/a> Little Joe 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-1A.html\">LJ-1A<\/a> Little Joe 1A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-2.html\">LJ-2<\/a> Little Joe 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-1B.html\">LJ-1B<\/a> Little Joe 1B<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/BA-1.html\">BA-1<\/a> Beach Abort<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MA-1.html\">MA-1<\/a> Mercury-Atlas 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-5.html\">LJ-5<\/a> Little Joe 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MR-1.html\">MR-1<\/a> Mercury-Redstone 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MR-1A.html\">MR-1A<\/a> Mercury-Redstone 1A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MR-2.html\">MR-2<\/a> Mercury-Redstone 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MA-2.html\">MA-2<\/a> Mercury-Atlas 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-5A.html\">LJ-5A<\/a> Little Joe 5A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MR-BD.html\">MR-BD<\/a> Mercury-BD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MA-3.html\">MA-3<\/a> Mercury-Atlas 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/LJ-5B.html\">LJ-5B<\/a> Little Joe 5B<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MA-4.html\">MA-4<\/a> Mercury-Atlas 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MS-1.html\">MS-1<\/a> Mercury-Scout 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/mercury\/missions\/MA-5.html\">MA-5<\/a> Mercury-Atlas 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/project-mercury\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"More About Project Mercury\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">More About Project Mercury<\/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>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/mercury-7-to-artemis-ii\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s69-01060-e1710364665486.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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