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First US Manned Six-Pass Orbital Mission (Mercury-Atlas 8, Spacecraft 16)

By Ed. , John H. Boynton

Book information

Publisher
NASA
Year
1968
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
38 MB (39635340 bytes)
Edition
NASA TN D-4807
Pages
209\236
Topic
Technique\\Aerospace Equipment
Time added
2022-06-09 17:26:36
NASA Mercury Atlas Wally Schirra

Description

The results and analyses of the third U.S. manned orbital mission are presented. The mission was accomplished October 3 , 1962, as a phase of Project Mercury. Spacecraft and launch-vehicle descriptions , mission operations, and postflight analyses are included . Particular treatment is given to the investigations of spacecraft systems performance and aeromedical analyses of the pilot. Summary Introduction Space-Vehicle Description Spacecraft Description Launch-Vehicle Description Mission Operations Prelaunch Operations Launch Operations Flight-Control Operations Recovery Operations Mission Performance Spacecraft Performance Aeromedical Analysis Pilot Flight Activities Pilot Flight Report Launch-Vehicle Performance Trajectory and Mission Events Mercury Worldwide Network Performance Concluding Remarks References

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