mission · Human spaceflight · Completed Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7, was the first American orbital spaceflight.
Launch February 20, 1962
Program Project Mercury mission · Human spaceflight · Completed Mercury-Atlas 7, also known as Aurora 7, launched M. Scott Carpenter on May 24, 1962.
Launch May 24, 1962
Program Project Mercury mission · Human spaceflight · Completed Mercury-Redstone 3, also known as Freedom 7, was the first United States human spaceflight.
Launch May 5, 1961
Program Project Mercury mission · Human spaceflight · Completed Mercury-Atlas 8, also known as Sigma 7, launched Walter M. Schirra Jr.
Launch October 3, 1962
Program Project Mercury mission · Human spaceflight · Completed Mercury-Atlas 9, also known as Faith 7, launched L. Gordon Cooper Jr.
Launch May 15, 1963
Program Project Mercury mission · Human spaceflight · Completed Mercury-Redstone 4, also known as Liberty Bell 7, launched Virgil I. Grissom on July 21, 1961.
Launch July 21, 1961
Program Project Mercury mission · Uncrewed developmental test · Completed Beach Abort was an uncrewed Project Mercury developmental flight launched on May 9, 1960.
Launch May 9, 1960
Program Project Mercury mission · Uncrewed developmental test · Completed Little Joe 1B was an uncrewed Project Mercury developmental flight launched on January 21, 1960.
Launch January 21, 1960
Program Project Mercury mission · Uncrewed developmental test · Failure Little Joe 5 was an uncrewed Project Mercury developmental flight launched on November 8, 1960.
Launch November 8, 1960
Program Project Mercury mission · Uncrewed developmental test · Partial success Little Joe 5A was an uncrewed Project Mercury developmental flight launched on March 18, 1961.
Launch March 18, 1961
Program Project Mercury mission · Uncrewed developmental test · Failure Mercury-Atlas 1 was an uncrewed Project Mercury developmental flight launched on July 29, 1960.
Launch July 29, 1960
Program Project Mercury mission · Uncrewed developmental test · Failure Mercury-Atlas 3 was an uncrewed Project Mercury developmental flight launched on April 25, 1961.
Launch April 25, 1961
Program Project Mercury 