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Mission |
Pic
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Current Location |
Comments |
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Capsules
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| 1 |
Beach Abort |
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New York Hall of Science, Corona Park, NY |
Formerly on Mercury Atlas. Now inside. |
| 2 |
MR-1 MR-1A |
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NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
First space launch of Mercury Capsule |
| 3 |
LJ-5 (Little Joe 5) |
X
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Destroyed during launch |
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| 4 |
MA-1 |
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Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, KS |
Destroyed during launch, only fragments recovered and on display |
| 5 |
MR-2 |
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California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA |
Launched chimpanzee "Ham" |
| 6 |
MA-2 |
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Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX |
New images!.. |
| 7 |
MR-3 Freedom 7 (Shepard) |
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U.S. Naval Academy, Visitor Center, Anapolis, MD |
In Lobby. Placed after Shepard's death in 1998 |
| 8 |
MA-3 MA-4 |
X
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Dismantled |
Reused after launch abort.
Dismantled in 1976 by NASM for spare parts. |
| 9 |
MA-5 |
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North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Durham NC |
Launched chimpanzee "Enos" |
| 10 |
Unflown |
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Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon |
New images!. |
| 11 |
MR-4 Liberty Bell 7 (Grissom) |
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Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, KS |
Sank after accidental hatch opening. Restoration by the Cosmosphere. |
| 12B |
Unflown |
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KSC Visitors Center, Kennedy Space Center FL |
Refurbished by Guard-Lee |
| 13 |
MA-6 Friendship 7 (Glenn) |
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National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C. |
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| 14 |
LJ-5A [LJ-5B] |
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Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA |
New images! Reused after launch abort |
| 15B |
Unflown |
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Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, VA |
New images! Scheduled as MA-10 for Shepard. The name Freedom 7 II is still visible on capsule (QUEST Winter, 1993) |
| 16 |
MA-8 Sigma 7 (Schirra) |
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United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville, FL |
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| 17 |
Unflown |
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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH |
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| 18 |
MA-7 Aurora 7 (Carpenter) |
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Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL |
. |
| 19 |
Unflown |
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St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO |
Formerly at Swiss Museum of Transport & Communication, Lucerne, Switzerland. |
| 20 |
MA-9 Faith 7 (Cooper) |
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Space Center Houston, Houston, TX |
Last Mercury flight |
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Boilerplates
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| BP |
LJ-1 (Little Joe 1) |
X
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Not Recovered after MR-BD |
Also used on LJ-1A and MR-BD |
| BP |
BJ-1 (Big Joe 1) |
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Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, VA |
First launch on an Atlas booster |
| BP |
LJ-6 (Little Joe 6) |
X
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Intentionally destroyed during test |
. |
| BP |
LJ-2 (Little Joe 2) |
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Airpower Park, Hampton, VA |
Launched rhesus monkey 'Sam' |
| BP |
LJ-1B (Little Joe 1B) |
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Unknown |
Launched rhesus monkey 'Miss Sam' |
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| BP |
. |
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Airpower Park, Hampton, VA |
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| BP |
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Air Zoo, Portage, Michigan |
Engineering mockup, placed atop Redstone booster |
| BP |
. |
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Army National Guard Annex, Pasadena, TX |
. |
| BP |
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Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, KS |
Formerly at Col. Bubbie's Surplus, Galveston, TX |
| BP |
Adios MF |
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Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK |
Parachute drop test |
| BP |
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Strategic Air Command Museum, Ashland, NE |
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| BP |
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USAF Space Museum, Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL |
. |
| BP |
. |
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Roosevelt Middle School, Cocoa Beach, FL |
Formerly at Freedom 7 Elementary School, Cocoa Bch. |
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Trainer
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Trainer |
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US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL |
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Models
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Sit-in Model |
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Air Zoo, Portage, Michigan |
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Model |
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Astronaut Memorial Planetarium, Cocoa, FL |
Made by McDonnell |
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Model |
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Boeing Prologue Room, St. Louis, MO |
Made by McDonnell |
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Model |
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Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH |
Made by McDonnell |
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Sit-in Model |
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Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH |
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Model |
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Cradle of Aviation Museum, Mitchell Field, NY |
Made by McDonnell |
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Model |
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Grand Turk, Turk and Caicos Islands |
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Model |
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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY |
Model of Aurora 7 |
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Model |
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Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, KS |
Made by McDonnell |
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Model |
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NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL |
New Images! On Mercury Redstone booster at Gate 2.
Made by Guard Lee |
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Sit-in Model |
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KSC Visitors Center, Kennedy Space Center FL |
Made by Museum Products |
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Model |
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Museum of Science, Boston MA |
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Model |
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Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA |
Made by McDonnell |
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Sit-in Model |
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New York Hall of Science, Corona Park, NY |
Made by Guard Lee |
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Model |
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Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK |
Made by Guard Lee |
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Model |
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Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK |
Rideable Simulator |
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Model |
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Pate Museum of Transportation, Fort Worth, TX |
Made by McDonnell |
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Model |
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National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL |
Made by Guard Lee |
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Model |
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San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego, CA |
Made by McDonnell |
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Model |
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Space Center, Alamagordo, NM |
Made by McDonnell |
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Sit-in Model |
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United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville, FL |
Sit-in model. |
