Mercury Unmanned Mission Overview

Astronaut Virgil Grissom preparing for training in centrifuge at Johnsville

Big Joe launch vehicle after launching at Cape Canaveral

Big Joe launch vehicle after launching at Cape Canaveral

Launch of Little Joe-2 from Wallops Island

Closeup view of Mercury spacecraft and Chimpanzee Ham in his couch

Little Joe 5 prelaunch fittings shot

Little Joe 5 prelaunch fittings shot

Mercury-Redstone 1-A liftoff

Chimpanzee "Ham" with biosensors attached, is readied for flight

View of Mercury Spacecraft instrument control panels

Recovery of Mercury spacecraft and chimpanzee Ham after MR-2 flight

Launch of Mercury-Atlas 2 vehicle on Feb. 21, 1961

Liftoff of the Little Joe 5A spacecraft

Recovery of the Little Joe 5A spacecraft

Mercury-Redstone Booster Development launch

Launch of Little Joe 2 carrying Mercury spacecraft test article

Final work on the escape rocket on the Mercury Capsule #14

Mating of Little Joe 5A vehicle with Mercury Capsule #14

Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff

Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff

Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff and separation of capsule

Launch of the Little Joe 5B spacecraft

Chimpanzee Enos with handler

Sketch showing location of crewman simulator for MA-4 flight

Mercury-Atlas 1 liftoff

Recovery of the Mercury-Atlas 4

Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 4

Launch of Mercury-Redstone vehicle 2 on Jan. 21, 1961

Earth observations taken during the Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

Earth observations taken during the Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

Earth observations taken during the Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity prior to Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 4

Space chimp Enos returns to Patrick Air Force Base

Chimpanzee Enos wearing space suit

Chimpanzee Enos wearing space suit and lying in flight couch

Chimpanzee Enos with handler before MA-5 flight

Earth observations from Mercury-Atlas 4

Chimpanzee "Ham" in his flight couch

Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 5

Chimpanzee Ham after sucessful MR-2 flight

Chimpanzee "Ham" in space suit fitted into couch

Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity prior to Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

Chimpanzee "Ham" in his capsule for the MR-2 flight

Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity prior to Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity prior to Mercury-Redstone 2 flight

The Rhesus monkey, Sam, after his ride in the LJ-2 spacecraft

The Rhesus monkey, Sam, with Mercury fiberglass couch

Mercury-Atlas 1 liftoff

View of Mercury spacecraft heat shield seen after MR-2 flight

View of a reconstructed Mercury 1 spacecraft

Close-up view of Mercury-Atlas 4 at Cape Canaveral

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