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Mercury Operational ExperienceA number of papers have been given previously, both to the IAS and other scientific organizations, which deal with the operational planning for Project Mercury. This paper deals with the operational experience gained from the development of facilities to perform real-time flight control and the experience gained from using these facilities. The discussion of this experience is primarily limited to the Mercury-Atlas orbital flights leading up to and including the flight of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. In addition, the over-all recovery operation is discussed.
Document ID
19620004470
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Christopher C Kraft, Jr
(Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Texas, United States)
Date Acquired
August 1, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1962
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the National Meeting on Manned Space Flight (Unclassified Portion)
Publisher: Institute of the Aerospace Sciences
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Meeting Information
Meeting: National Meeting on Manned Space Flight
Location: St. Louis, MO
Country: US
Start Date: April 30, 1962
End Date: May 2, 1962
Sponsors: Institute of the Aerospace Sciences, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Accession Number
62N14470
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Manned spacecraft
Mercury capsule
Tracking station
Flight control
Mercury project
Spacecraft
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