Mercury CapsuleMercury-Atlas 8
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Sigma 7
Mercury
Sigma 7 carried Wally Schirra on a near-flawless six-orbit flight focused on spacecraft engineering performance.
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Mercury • Mercury-Atlas 8
Overview
Built for the mission
Sigma 7 carried Wally Schirra on a near-flawless six-orbit flight focused on spacecraft engineering performance.
Spacecraft Details
Type
Mercury Capsule
Mission
Mercury-Atlas 8
Pilot
Wally Schirra
Flight Profile
6 orbits
Launch Date
October 3, 1962
Program
Mercury
Status
On display, Astronaut Hall of Fame, Florida
Related Program
Project Mercury
America's first human spaceflight program, proving astronauts could survive and work in space.
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