Mercury Tools

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52W High price	$0.000001783200
52W High date	23rd May 2022 (2 years ago)
All Time High (ATH) Date	22nd Jul 2024 (4 months ago)
All Time Low (ATL) Date	22nd Jul 2024 (4 months ago)

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Trading Volume (24h)	$7.00

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Description

Project Mercury

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Project Mercury

Project Mercury was the United States' first manned spaceflight program, running from 1959 through 1963. The program sought to put a man in orbit around the Earth. The name comes from Mercury, a Roman mythological god seen as a symbol of speed, and also the name of the innermost planet in the solar system, known for its rapid orbit around the sun.

Goals and Accomplishments

Project Mercury aimed to achieve suborbital and orbital spaceflight capabilities, with a single crew member on board each spacecraft. The program included six manned flights, with the final mission lasting 34 hours and completing 22 orbits.

Spacecraft

The Mercury spacecraft were small, with a volume of only 1.7 cubic meters. They were equipped with 120 controls inside. Each spacecraft was decorated with a unique flight insignia.

Legacy

The project cost $1.5 billion and provided significant knowledge about human capabilities in space and the necessary infrastructure for future spaceflight programs. Commemorative monuments and stamps were created to honor the project, and many of the spacecraft are now displayed in museums and centers across the United States.

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