Object Details
Manufacturer
McDonnell Aircraft Corp.
Summary
The Mercury capsule #10 was one of 20 Mercury spacecraft built, but was never flown. It was used as an unmanned flight qualification vehicle by the manufacturer, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis, in an orbital test series in the vacuum chamber. It was later used for testing by the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center) in Houston.
In 1967, NASA transferred the spacecraft to the Smithsonian Institution. Around 1980, the Kansas Cosmosphere restored the spacecraft to its orbital configuration.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19680247000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles
Materials
Skin & Structure: Titanium
Shingles: Nickel-steel alloy; Beryllium shingles removed
Ablation Shield: Glass fibers, resin
Dimensions
Overall: 5 ft. 8 in. tall x 6 ft. 6 in. wide (172.7 x 198.1cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19680247000