After the MA-9 mission, there was another debate about whether to fly one more Mercury flight, Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10). It was proposed as a three-day, 48-orbit mission to be flown by Alan …

Aug 30, 2023 · The MA-9 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle, was the last flight of the Mercury Project. The Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times in 1-1/2 days.

The last Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9), was flown by L. Gordon Cooper in the Faith 7 capsule. Launched on May 15, 1963, Cooper completed nearly 22 orbits in 34 hours, 19 minutes, 49 …

Jun 6, 2024 · Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before …

May 15, 2025 · Mercury Atlas 9 (MA-9), consisting of Faith 7 and Atlas 130-D, lifts off from Launch Complex 14 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, at 13:04:13 UTC, 15 May 1963.

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final manned spaceflight of the United States' Mercury program. It carried the Faith 7 spacecraft with astronaut Gordon Cooper to orbit where it completed 22 orbits seconds …

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final manned spaceflight of the United States' Mercury program. It carried the Faith 7 spacecraft with astronaut Gordon Cooper to orbit where it completed 22 orbits seconds …

The Atlas booster used for MA-9 sported several technical improvements, most notably an enhanced propulsion system with a hypergolic igniter that would eliminate the need for hold-down time at …

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida.

Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury [1]: 1 that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also used for one Mercury flight under the Big …