https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw The missions of the Mercury Program en-us 2018-09-27 18:20:47 UTC 2018-10-01 18:41:20 UTC hello@padlet.com s1225412 https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286690383 May 24 of 1962, the fourth flight of Mercury was launched into space and piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter making three orbits around the Earth and returning. He became the sixth human and fourth American to enter space. His launch was very similar to that of the one beforehand, the Mercury- Atlas 7, piloted by John Glenn. At the time of Aurora seven´s launch it became the highest altitude for orbiting at 166.8 miles, this being about five miles higher than that of Glenn´s. Carpenter orbited a little less than a minute longer than Glenn´s at four hours and fifty-six minutes A great amount of fuel was utilized during the beginning of the mission to obtain a better view and the engines shit off drifting freely for about an hour to conserve enough fuel to return. Due to a second set of manual controls being left on, he feared there would not be enough fuel to return safely to the surface as the spacecraft can burn up if entering at the wrong angle. This flight, however, reentered Earth far off target because of retro firing problems as well as incorrect orientation. Luckily, Carpenter took control of the spacecraft that was hurling towards Earth by opening the firs parachute sooner than planned to slowly float towards the Atlantic Ocean.
1. What was the name of the astronaut for Aurora 7 spaceflight?
2. How many humans had entered space befoer him? 

]]> 2018-09-27 18:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286690383 s1225961 https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286691761 Pilot: Guss Grissim
Mercury Spacecraft 7 
*The Mercury 4 mission was planned as a repeat of MR-3
July 18, 1961 - Original launch date
July 19, 1961 - Second launch attempt, cancelled at T-10 minutes due to unfavorable weather
July 21, 1961 - Officially Launched
The main objective was to corroborate the man-in-space concept. 
The range was 262.5 nautical miles, the maximum altitude was 102.8 nautical miles, and the period of weightlessness lasted for approximately 5 minutes. 
Flight successful but the spacecraft was lost during the post landing recovery period as a result of premature actuation of the explosively actuated side egress hatch. The capsule sank in 15,000 feet of water shortly after splashdown. The astronaut egressed from the spacecraft immediately after hatch actuation and was retrieved after being in the water for about 3 to 4 minutes.]]> 2018-09-27 18:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286691761 s1225794 https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286692132 Pilot: Gordon Cooper
The Faith 7 mission launched on May 15, 1963. It completed 22 entire earth orbits before splashing in the Pacific ocean. Cooper selected the name “Faith 7” for his spacecraft to express his faith in his fellow workers, his faith in the spaceflight hardware that had been so carefully tested, his faith in himself and his faith in God. Alan Shepard was picked as the backup pilot. On the 19th orbit, the first sign of trouble appeared when the spacecraft light came on. This actually came out to be a false indicator. On the 20th orbit, Cooper lost all altitude reading. The 21st orbit saw a short-circuit occur in the bus bar serving the 250 volt main inverter. This left the automatic stabilization and control system without electric power. Splashdown was at 34 hours 19 minutes 49 seconds after liftoff. It splashed down four miles from the recovery ship Kearsarge. The spacecraft tipped over in the water momentarily, then righted itself. This mission was the longest american space mission to this date. He was the first American astronaut to spend more than a day in space. The mercury nine capsule is now on display at space center in Houston, Texas. 

Questions:
1.Who was the pilot of the faith 7 mission?
2. How many days did the mission last?
3. Was there any complications with landing back on earth?
4. How many orbits of the earth did faith 7 make?
5. Why was this mission named Faith 7?
6. Was this mission the shortest or the longest mission to that date?]]> 2018-09-27 18:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286692132 s3679 https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286790840 On October 3, 1962  Wally Schirra wore the space suit during the fifth flight of a U.S. astronaut. America's third manned orbital spaceflight The Sigma 7 capsule was the longest to date for a U.S. flight and set the stage for the day-long final mission of the Mercury Program that followed. Schirra who came up with the name for the capsule of the Greek letter "Sigma" for his spacecraft's name was meant to reflect his flight's focus on technical evaluation.
The highly successful orbital flight of Sigma 7. It lasted for 9 hours and 13 minutes, during which time he traveled 76,020 miles and orbited the earth six times. 
Schirra Mercury capsule Sigma 7, is today on display at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida.

]]> 2018-09-28 01:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/286790840 s1225794 https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/287070871 2018-09-28 17:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/287070871 da_carpenter https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/287679054 The main objective of project Mercury was to determine man's capabilities in a space environment and in those environments to going into and returning from space.
Mission was successful. 
Single man crew: Alan B. Shepard Jr. 
Launched May 5, 1961
Landed May 5, 1961 in the Atlantic Ocean. 15 minutes, 28 seconds.
They had to do checks before the launch and delayed it twice.


Questions: 
1.) Was this the shortest mission? 
2.) Who was the pilot?
3.) Was it a single man crew or a multi man crew?
4.) How long was the mission?
5.) How many times was the mission delayed?]]> 2018-10-01 15:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/287679054 da_carpenter https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/287690689 Crew: John H. Glenn, Jr.
Objective: Place a man into Earth orbit and return him to Earth to a point where he could be readily found. 
Mission time: 4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds.
Launched: February 20, 1962
Landed February 20,1962
Mission Highlights: 
Successful mission, first American in orbit. 
Two Major problems: a yaw attitude control jet clogged at the end of the first orbit.
A faulty switch in the head shield circuit indicated that the clamp holding the shield had been prematurely released. 

Questions: 
1.) Who was the crew?
2.) What was successful?
3.) What were the problems?
4.) How long was the mission?
5.) What was the goal?]]> 2018-10-01 15:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/da_carpenter/8y0g7fnpryhw/wish/287690689