ST. LOUIS (AP) -- One of the 20 space capsules created for the United States' first human space flight has been installed at the McDonnell Planetarium in St. Louis. The Mercury capsules were ...

First Project Mercury space capsule is completed at McDonnell Aircraft Corp. St Louis, Missouri, and was ready to be delivered to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Wallop's station, ...

From a Cape Canaveral blockhouse the seven Mercury astronauts watched tensely last week as the countdown neared zero. Atop a towering Redstone rocket rested the one-ton Mercury space capsule of ...

A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the contents of its time capsule not to be opened until 2464? The Project Mercury ...

The 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler was built in an era when Detroit treated air as an opponent to be beaten, not just a medium ...

For an endless, heart-stopping moment, the tall, slim rocket hung motionless —incredibly balanced above its incandescent tail. Slowly it climbed the sky, outracing the racket of its engine as it ...

50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight. May 5, 2011 — -- Fifty years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard squeezed into a tiny Mercury capsule and challenged the heavens. He called his ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Two young visitors looking at a model ...

PHOENIX -- Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points, DeWanna Bonner made two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Mercury overcame a 13-point deficit in the final period to beat the short-handed ...

This 1970 Mercury Cyclone must have been parked in a time capsule, stored away from the eyes of the curious, locked away from the inquiring looks, and teleported to 2025 with the help of a time ...

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