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Mercury 8

Mercury 8
Statistik för uppdraget
UppdragMercury-Atlas 8
NSSDC-ID1962-052A[1]
AnropSigma 7
Varaktighet9 h 13 min 11 s
Uppskjutning
RaketAtlas
UppskjutningsrampCape Canaveral AFS
LC 14
Uppskjutning3 oktober 1962,
12:15:11 UTC
Landning
Landning3 oktober 1962,
21:28:22 UTC
Landningsplats32°7′30″N 174°45′00″V / 32.12500°N 174.75000°V / 32.12500; -174.75000
Omloppsbana
Varv runt
jorden
6 st
Distans231 718 km
Besättning
BesättningWalter Schirra

Walter "Wally" Marty Schirra, Jr.

Mercury 8 var NASA:s tredje bemannade färd till rymden i omloppsbanefärd och den sjunde bemannade färden totalt. Astronauten Walter Schirra flög ombord i kapseln Sigma 7. Färden genomfördes 3 oktober 1962 och varade i 9 timmar, 13 minuter och 11 sekunder. Farkosten sköts upp med en Atlas-raket från Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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