Desk Stand, Commemorative, Project Mercury

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Object Details

Summary

This desk stand commemorates Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned spaceflight program. There were a total of six launches of Mercury manned spacecraft. The first in May 1961 carried Alan Shepard in his historic sub-orbital flight. After one more sub-orbital mission, John Glenn in February 1962 became the first American to orbit the Earth. There were three additional orbital missions in 1962 and 1963.

Credit Line

Found In Collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Inventory Number

A20020264000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MEMORABILIA-Events

Materials

Plastic

Ink

Paper

Adhesive

Dimensions

3-D: 9.8 × 2.9cm (3 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

Storage: 15.2 × 15.2 × 8.3cm (6 × 6 × 3 1/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91dcf2786-0abf-41c0-ae31-6c413356db54

Record ID

nasm_A20020264000