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Capsule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mercury No.18

Mercury No.18 is the Mercury capsule used for the Mercury-Atlas 7 - callsign "Aurora 7" - mission launched on May 24, 1962 and piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter.

Mercury No.18 spacecraft

Configuration

Mercury

Recorded flights

1

Time in space

4h 55m 44s

Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Vehicle profile

Human transportation to upper Earth atmosphere and low Earth orbit.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.