500 years Encased in the monument's concrete base is a time capsule containing technical reports, photos, recordings and other memorabilia related to Project Mercury.

Project Mercury was NASA's program that launched the first American astronauts into space, completing a total of six crewed spaceflights.

The film "Astronauts: United States Project Mercury," released in 1960, documents the rigorous training of America's first seven astronauts as part of NASA's Project Mercury. It highlights the ...

On Jan. 8, Mercury will enter the pragmatic and ambitious sign of Capricorn, where it will remain until Jan. 27, 2025. Here's what Mercury entering Capricorn means for your zodiac sign, according ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Project Mercury was the United States' first human spaceflight program. Delmas D. "Del" Burchfield (1926-2016) was an engineer at McDonnell ...

Berkeley’s California Theatre was slated for a larger-than-life redevelopment project, but it’s now dead after Gilbane ...

“It is my pleasure to introduce to you … seven Americans, gentlemen all!” – John P. Ryan as the head of the Manned Space Program, bringing out the Project Mercury astronauts in one of the ...

The first American crewed program was Project Mercury, with each of the missions carrying a 7 after their respective titles in honor of the first seven astronauts of NASA. Project Mercury was NASA’s ...

The Project Mercury Monument located at the Cape Canaveral launch pad from where NASA astronauts first flew into Earth orbit was dedicated on Nov. 10, 1964 "to the thousands of men and women of ...