Project Mercury

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1. The first of the manned Mercury flights was designated MR-3, but what was the name assigned to the space ship itself? Liberty Bell 7 Faith 7 Friendship 7 Freedom 7

2. The original seven astronauts were collectively known as "The Mercury Seven," but how many manned missions were actually flown during Project Mercury? 7 5 8 6

3. Which of the original "Mercury 7" went on to land on the moon during the Apollo Project? Wally Schirra Gus Grissom Gordon Cooper Alan Shepherd

4. Which Mercury astronaut was accused of prematurely opening the door of his capsule as he awaited recovery, causing the capsule to sink? Alan B Shepard, Jr. Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra

5. Which Mercury astronaut was the first to fly a mission of longer than 24 hours? Gordon Cooper Wally Schirra John Glenn Scott Carpenter

6. Which Mercury astronaut was the first to orbit the earth? Alan Shepard, Jr. Wally Schirra Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom John Glenn

7. Which of the Mercury 7 astronauts was the only man to fly in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs? Wally Schirra Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom John Glenn Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

8. All seven of the Mecury astronauts were military pilots. Three came to NASA from the Air Force (USAF), and three from the Navy (USN), but only one of the Mercury 7 flew for the Marine Corps (USMC)? Who was the lone Marine to fly during Project Mercury? Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Gordon Cooper Wally Schirra John Glenn

9. Of the six astronauts that actually flew in Project Mercury, who was the only one to never fly in space again? John Glenn Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper Alan Shepard

10. Deke Slayton was the only Mercury 7 astronaut to NOT fly during project Mercury. He had been assigned a mission when his heart problem was diagnosed and he was subsequently grounded. Which mission had Slayton been assigned and who ended up flying that mission after Slayton was grounded? MA-9 (Faith 7) -- Gordon Cooper MA-6 (Friendship 7) -- John Glenn MA-7 ( Aurora 7) -- Scott Carpenter MA-8 (Sigma 7) -- Wally Schirra