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|John H. Glenn in space suite    | John H. Glenn in space suite                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                  | LINKS

            

            John 

              Glenns Return to Flight (STS-95)40th 

              Anniversary of the Mercury SevenNASA Administrator O'Keefe's Statement 

                on the 40th Anniversary of the Friendship 7 MissionFeb. 20, 2002 -- ISS Expedition Four crewmembers Carl Walz and Dan 

              Bursch chat with John Glenn, marking the 40th anniversary of Friendship 7(text)Feb. 20, 2002 audio from ISS Expedition Four crewmembers Carl Walz and Dan 
              Bursch, marking the 40th anniversary of Friendship 7 (real audio format)

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                  Launch Report for Mercury-RedstoneNo. 3 (MR-3). MR-3, Freedom 7, Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

              Results 

                  of the Second Manned Suborbital Space Flight, July 21, 1961. 

                  This relatively brief report covers Gus Grissoms flight 

                  and the mishap in which the Liberty Bell capsule sunk. It includes 

                  the voice transcript of the mission, as well as Grissoms 

                  interesting account of the mission.

              Results 

                  of the first U.S. piloted orbital space flight, February 20, 

                  1962.

              SP-6. 

                  Results of the second U.S. piloted orbital space flight, May 

                  24, 1962.

              SP-12. 

                  Results of the third U.S. piloted orbital space flight, October 

                  3, 1962.

              SP-45. 

                  Mercury Project Summary, including results of the fourth piloted 

                  orbital flight, May 15 and 16, 1963.

              SP-4001. 

                  Project Mercury: A Chronology. NASA SP-4001.

              SP-4003. 

                  Space Medicine in Project Mercury. Mae Mills Link, NASA 

                  SP-4003, 1965. This book covers some important early life sciences 

                  and biomedical research that NASA conducted in the early 1960s.

              SP-4201. 

                  This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Swenson Loyd, 

                  Grimwood James, Alexander Charles, NASA SP-4201, 1966. This 

                  New Ocean explores the people and the technology that made 

                  Project Mercury possible. It is a comprehensive and worthwhile 

                  read of Americas first human spaceflight program. |  | LINKS

            

            John 

              Glenns Return to Flight (STS-95)40th 

              Anniversary of the Mercury SevenNASA Administrator O'Keefe's Statement 

                on the 40th Anniversary of the Friendship 7 MissionFeb. 20, 2002 -- ISS Expedition Four crewmembers Carl Walz and Dan 

              Bursch chat with John Glenn, marking the 40th anniversary of Friendship 7(text)Feb. 20, 2002 audio from ISS Expedition Four crewmembers Carl Walz and Dan 
              Bursch, marking the 40th anniversary of Friendship 7 (real audio format)

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                Mercury books and reports available online:

            Post 

                  Launch Report for Mercury-RedstoneNo. 3 (MR-3). MR-3, Freedom 7, Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

              Results 

                  of the Second Manned Suborbital Space Flight, July 21, 1961. 

                  This relatively brief report covers Gus Grissoms flight 

                  and the mishap in which the Liberty Bell capsule sunk. It includes 

                  the voice transcript of the mission, as well as Grissoms 

                  interesting account of the mission.

              Results 

                  of the first U.S. piloted orbital space flight, February 20, 

                  1962.

              SP-6. 

                  Results of the second U.S. piloted orbital space flight, May 

                  24, 1962.

              SP-12. 

                  Results of the third U.S. piloted orbital space flight, October 

                  3, 1962.

              SP-45. 

                  Mercury Project Summary, including results of the fourth piloted 

                  orbital flight, May 15 and 16, 1963.

              SP-4001. 

                  Project Mercury: A Chronology. NASA SP-4001.

              SP-4003. 

                  Space Medicine in Project Mercury. Mae Mills Link, NASA 

                  SP-4003, 1965. This book covers some important early life sciences 

                  and biomedical research that NASA conducted in the early 1960s.

              SP-4201. 

                  This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Swenson Loyd, 

                  Grimwood James, Alexander Charles, NASA SP-4201, 1966. This 

                  New Ocean explores the people and the technology that made 

                  Project Mercury possible. It is a comprehensive and worthwhile 

                  read of Americas first human spaceflight program. |  | 
|John H. Glenn in space suite   
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            John 

              Glenns Return to Flight (STS-95)40th 

              Anniversary of the Mercury SevenNASA Administrator O'Keefe's Statement 

                on the 40th Anniversary of the Friendship 7 MissionFeb. 20, 2002 -- ISS Expedition Four crewmembers Carl Walz and Dan 

              Bursch chat with John Glenn, marking the 40th anniversary of Friendship 7(text)Feb. 20, 2002 audio from ISS Expedition Four crewmembers Carl Walz and Dan 
              Bursch, marking the 40th anniversary of Friendship 7 (real audio format)

            Project 

              Mercury Program (KSC)Project 

              Mercury Program Images (JSC)

            

            Project 

                Mercury Technical Diagrams/Drawings

              Project 

                Mercury books and reports available online:

            Post 

                  Launch Report for Mercury-RedstoneNo. 3 (MR-3). MR-3, Freedom 7, Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

              Results 

                  of the Second Manned Suborbital Space Flight, July 21, 1961. 

                  This relatively brief report covers Gus Grissoms flight 

                  and the mishap in which the Liberty Bell capsule sunk. It includes 

                  the voice transcript of the mission, as well as Grissoms 

                  interesting account of the mission.

              Results 

                  of the first U.S. piloted orbital space flight, February 20, 

                  1962.

              SP-6. 

                  Results of the second U.S. piloted orbital space flight, May 

                  24, 1962.

              SP-12. 

                  Results of the third U.S. piloted orbital space flight, October 

                  3, 1962.

              SP-45. 

                  Mercury Project Summary, including results of the fourth piloted 

                  orbital flight, May 15 and 16, 1963.

              SP-4001. 

                  Project Mercury: A Chronology. NASA SP-4001.

              SP-4003. 

                  Space Medicine in Project Mercury. Mae Mills Link, NASA 

                  SP-4003, 1965. This book covers some important early life sciences 

                  and biomedical research that NASA conducted in the early 1960s.

              SP-4201. 

                  This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Swenson Loyd, 

                  Grimwood James, Alexander Charles, NASA SP-4201, 1966. This 

                  New Ocean explores the people and the technology that made 

                  Project Mercury possible. It is a comprehensive and worthwhile 

                  read of Americas first human spaceflight program.
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