_otd-in-space-may-15-last-flight-of-nasa39s-mercury-program.jpg "OTD In Space – May 15: Last Flight Of NASA's Mercury Program from ki mile use mpmar angina ta josna jole hp Video Screenshot Preview")
GalleryPlay Video:
(Note: The default playback of the video is HD VERSION. If your browser is buffering the video slowly, please play the REGULAR MP4 VERSION or Open The Video below for better experience. Thank you!)
⏲ Duration: 1:8
👁 View: 5.5M times
✓ Published: 16-May-2024
👁 View: 5.5M times
✓ Published: 16-May-2024
Description:
On May 15, 1963, NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper launched on the sixth and final crewed flight of the Mercury Program. <br/><br/>This was also the last time a NASA astronaut launched on a solo mission to space. Cooper lifted off from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas rocket booster. He rode inside a capsule called Faith 7, which he piloted for 22 orbits around the Earth. The entire mission lasted 34 hours and 20 minutes and was the longest flight of the Mercury program. Cooper performed 11 experiments in orbit. One of them involved deploying a flashing ball in space and tracking it. Cooper also became the first person to sleep in space. When it came time to head home, Faith 7 started having some problems. It started giving faulty readings, and NASA decided that the auto-pilot system could not longer be trusted. So, Cooper had to pilot it manually. This made him the first astronaut manually fly a space capsule for the entire reentry process. Not only was his landing smooth, but it was also the most accurate landing in the history of the Mercury program. He splashed down just 4 miles away from the recovery ship that was waiting for him in the Pacific Ocean.
On May 15, 1963, NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper launched on the sixth and final crewed flight of the Mercury Program. <br/><br/>This was also the last time a NASA astronaut launched on a solo mission to space. Cooper lifted off from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas rocket booster. He rode inside a capsule called Faith 7, which he piloted for 22 orbits around the Earth. The entire mission lasted 34 hours and 20 minutes and was the longest flight of the Mercury program. Cooper performed 11 experiments in orbit. One of them involved deploying a flashing ball in space and tracking it. Cooper also became the first person to sleep in space. When it came time to head home, Faith 7 started having some problems. It started giving faulty readings, and NASA decided that the auto-pilot system could not longer be trusted. So, Cooper had to pilot it manually. This made him the first astronaut manually fly a space capsule for the entire reentry process. Not only was his landing smooth, but it was also the most accurate landing in the history of the Mercury program. He splashed down just 4 miles away from the recovery ship that was waiting for him in the Pacific Ocean.
Share with your friends:
Whatsapp | Viber | Telegram | Line | SMS
Email | Twitter | Reddit | Tumblr | Pinterest
_hs2-completes-bromford-tunnel-portal-at-washwood-heath.webp "Work to build the 3.5 mile Bromford Tunnel bringing high speed trains into Birmingham has taken a leap forward as excavation of the 22 metre deep west portal is completed.")
_segway-ninebot-e2-pro-review.webp "Segway’s new electric scooter that’s perfect for commuters on show at CES 2024. The Segway Ninebot E2 Pro has a 750w rear motor, 17 mile range.")
_time-lapse-of-nasa39s-artemis-1-spacecraft-approaching-the-moon.webp "See footage of the Orion Spacecraft a little over an hour before its \")
_amazing-timelapse-of-comet-c92-2022-e3-ztf-project.webp "Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). <br/>The comet's closest approach to Earth at 26.4 million miles (42.5 million km) away.<br/><br/>Credit: Gianluca Masi / Virtual Telescope Project | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta<br/>Music: Kepler's Hope by Year of the Deer / courtesy of Epidemic Sound")
_segway-ninebot-e2-pro-review.webp "Segway’s new electric scooter that’s perfect for commuters on show at CES 2024. The Segway Ninebot E2 Pro has a 750w rear motor, 17 mile range.")
_8-dead-and-8-critically-injured-in-severe-bus-crash-in-florida-124-severe-bus-crash-in-florida-14-may-2024-124-8-dead-an.webp "ight people are dead and 40 were hospitalized after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned early Tuesday morning in north central Florida, officials said.<br/><br/>The crash involved a 2010 International retired school bus transporting farm workers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck and unfolded on State Road 40, 500 feet west of SW 148 Court at 6:35 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash site is about 45 miles south of Gainesville.<br/><br/>The bus was traveling west, and the Ford truck east when \")
_indonesias-mount-ibu-erupts-for-the-second-time-within-a-week.webp "The volcano is sending ash and smoke miles into the sky. This is its second eruption in just a few days, but will it be its last? Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.")
_exoplanet-wasp-69b-uncovered-a-350000-mile-long-comet-like-tail.webp "Observations of Exoplanet WASP-69b has uncovered a 350,000-mile-long comet-like tail. The tail is a result of its escaping atmosphere. <br/><br/>Credit: Space.com | animation: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko |edited by Steve Spaleta")
_hs2-completes-bromford-tunnel-portal-at-washwood-heath.jpg)
_segway-ninebot-e2-pro-review.jpg)
_time-lapse-of-nasa39s-artemis-1-spacecraft-approaching-the-moon.jpg)
_amazing-timelapse-of-comet-c92-2022-e3-ztf-project.jpg)
_segway-ninebot-e2-pro-review.jpg)
_8-dead-and-8-critically-injured-in-severe-bus-crash-in-florida-124-severe-bus-crash-in-florida-14-may-2024-124-8-dead-an.jpg)
_indonesias-mount-ibu-erupts-for-the-second-time-within-a-week.jpg)
_exoplanet-wasp-69b-uncovered-a-350000-mile-long-comet-like-tail.jpg)
![[+]](/images/menu.gif){kind=small}