Atlas MA-9
MA-9 pre-launch
Last crewed Mercury-Atlas

Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury[1]: 1  that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also used for one Mercury flight under the Big Joe subprogram.[2]: 207 

The Mercury mission numbering system was: a two-letter designation marking the launch vehicle type, followed by a dash, then a number designating the flight/test number. The Atlas launch vehicles used for Project Mercury were given a two- or three-digit number followed by a "-D", indicating that they were the "D" version of the Atlas.

The missions flown in Mercury-Atlas were:

  • MA-1 using Atlas launch vehicle "50-D"[2]: 276 
  • MA-2 using Atlas launch vehicle "67-D"[2]: 320 
  • MA-3 using Atlas launch vehicle "100-D"[2]: 335 
  • MA-4 using Atlas launch vehicle "88-D"[2]: 382 
  • MA-5 using Atlas launch vehicle "93-D"[2]: 398 
  • MA-6 using Atlas launch vehicle "109-D"[2]: 412–413 
  • MA-7 using Atlas launch vehicle "107-D"[2]: 446 
  • MA-8 using Atlas launch vehicle "113-D"[2]: 467 
  • MA-9 using Atlas launch vehicle "130-D"[2]: 490 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Information Summaries: The Early Years - Mercury to Apollo-Soyuz" (PDF). NASA. September 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Swenson, Loyd S. Jr.; Grimwood, James M.; Alexander, Charles C. (1998). This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury (PDF). NASA History Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
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