Here you will find several materials that relate the history of the Mercury Project as developed by A.I.M.S. for SimNasa. All materials are copyrighted by A.I.M.S. and may be used by permission as long as proper credit is given. Information in the Archive is posted from the release date. Older information is at the bottom.
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To see the larger image please click on it. Climbing into the atmosphere. Note the trajectory as shown by the smoke trail. Spent Atlas D rocket falls away as Friendship 4 has achieved orbital velocity. This picture by Astronaut Hodges on his second pass of the African continent.