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| Mercury is a 1 person spacecraft whose goal was to prove that humans could survive in space and operate equipment in zero gravity. | Gemini is a 2 person spacecraft whose goal was to prove the processes that would be required for a moon shot, including space walks, long duration flights, and docking with other space vehicles. | Apollo is a 3 person spacecraft built for the moon exploration program. It was envisioned to be used for a series of follow-on applications, but all of those programs were cut except Skylab. | The Space Shuttle was designed to be a reusable vehicle providing routine access to space. While it has not lived up to its design goals, it still flies 8 to 10 flights a year and supports the International Space Station. |
| S/N | Mission | Spacecraft Name | Astronaut | Flight Date | Flight Time | Profile | State | City | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MR-3 | Freedom 7 | Shepard | 5/5/61 | 0h 15m | Sub-orbital | MD | Annapolis | US Naval Academy |
| 11 | MR-4 | Liberty Bell 7 | Grissom | 7/21/61 | 0h 16m | Sub-orbital | KS | Hutchinson | Kansas State Cosmosphere |
| 13 | MA-6 | Friendship 7 | Glenn | 2/20/62 | 4h 55m | 3 Orbits | DC | Washington | National Air & Space Museum |
| 18 | MA-7 | Aurora 7 | Carpenter | 5/24/62 | 4h 56m | 3 Orbits | IL | Chicago | Museum Of Science & Industry |
| 16 | MA-8 | Sigma 7 | Schirra | 10/3/62 | 9h 13m | 6 Orbits | FL | Titusville | US Astronaut Hall Of Fame |
| 20 | MA-9 | Faith 7 | Cooper | 5/15/63 | 34h 19m | 22.5 Orbits | TX | Houston | Johnson Space Center |
| S/N | Mission | Spacecraft Name | Astronauts | Flight Date | Flight Time | Orbits | State | City | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2303 | GT-03 | Molly Brown | Grissom Young |
3/23/65 | 4h 53m | 3 | IN | Mitchell | Grissom Memorial |
| 1795 | GT-04 | American Eagle | McDivitt White |
6/3/65 | 97h 56m | 62 | DC | Washington | National Air & Space Museum |
| 2326 | GT-05 | Conestoga | Cooper Conrad |
8/21/65 | 190h 55m | 120 | TX | Houston | Johnson Space Center |
| 1858 | GT-06 (6-A) |
N/A | Schirra Stafford |
12/15/65 | 25h 51m | 16 | OK | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma State History Museum |
| 1853 | GT-07 | N/A | Borman Lovell |
12/4/65 | 330h 35m | 206 | VA | Chantilly | Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (NASM) |
| 2641 | GT-08 | N/A | Armstrong Scott |
3/16/66 | 10h 41m | 6.5 | OH | Wapakoneta | Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum |
| 2327 | GT-09 (9-A) |
N/A | Stafford Cernan |
6/3/66 | 72h 20m | 45 | FL | Titusville | Kennedy Space Center |
| 1857 | GT-10 | N/A | Young Collins |
7/18/66 | 70h 46m | 43 | KS | Hutchinson | Kansas State Cosmosphere |
| 1848 | GT-11 | N/A | Conrad Gordon |
9/12/66 | 71h 17m | 44 | CA | Los Angeles | California Science Center |
| 1853 | GT-12 | N/A | Lovell Aldrin |
11/11/66 | 94h 34m | 59 | IL | Chicago | Adler Planetarium |
| S/N | Flight | Mission | Spacecraft Name | Astronauts | Flight Date | Flight Time | Orbits | State | City | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | AS-205 | 7 | Phoenix | Schirra Eisele Cunningham |
10/11/68 | 10d 20h 8m |
163 Earth | TX | Dallas | Frontiers Of Flight Museum (Love Field) |
| 103 | AS-503 | 8 | N/A | Borman Lovell Anders |
12/21/68 | 6d 3h 0m |
10 Moon | IL | Chicago | Museum Of Science & Industry |
| 104 | AS-504 | 9 | Gum Drop | McDivitt Scott Schweikart |
3/3/69 | 10d 1h 1m |
152 Earth | CA | San Diego | San Diego Aerospace Museum |
| 106 | AS-505 | 10 | Charlie Brown | Stafford Young Cernan |
5/18/69 | 8d 0h 3m |
31 Moon | UK | London | London Science Museum |
| 107 | AS-506 | 11 | Columbia | Armstrong Collins Aldrin |
7/16/69 | 8d 3h 18m |
30 Moon | DC | Washington | National Air & Space Museum |
| 108 | AS-507 | 12 | Yankee Clipper | Conrad Gordon Bean |
11/14/69 | 10d 4h 36m |
45 Moon | VA | Hampton | Virginia Air & Space Center |
| 109 | AS-508 | 13 | Odyssey | Lovell Haise Sweigert |
4/11/70 | 5d 22h 54m |
Mission Abort |
KS | Hutchinson | Kansas State Cosmosphere |
| 110 | AS-509 | 14 | Kitty Hawk | Shepard Mitchell Roosa |
1/13/71 | 9d 0h 2m |
34 Moon | FL | Titusville | US Astronaut Hall Of Fame |
| 112 | AS-510 | 15 | Endeavour | Scott Irwin Worden |
7/26/71 | 12d 7h 12m |
2 Earth 74 Moon |
OH | Dayton | US Air Force Museum |
| 113 | AS-511 | 16 | Casper | Young Mattingly Duke |
4/16/72 | 11d 1h 51m |
64 Moon | AL | Huntsville | US Space & Rocket Center |
| 114 | AS-512 | 17 | America | Cernan Evans Schmidt |
12/7/72 | 12d 13h 51m |
2 Earth 64 Moon |
TX | Houston | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 116 | SL-2 | Skylab 2 | N/A | Conrad Weitz Kerwin |
5/25/73 | 28d 0h 50m |
Docked To Skylab |
FL | Pensacola | National Museum Of Naval Aviation |
| 117 | SL-3 | Skylab 3 | N/A | Bean Lousma Garriot |
7/28/73 | 59d 11h 9m |
Docked To Skylab |
OH | Cleveland | NASA Glenn Center |
| 118 | SL-4 | Skylab 4 | N/A | Carr Pogue Gibson |
11/16/73 | 84d 1h 17m |
Docked To Skylab |
DC | Washington | National Air & Space Museum |
| 111 | ASTP | ASTP | N/A | Stafford Brand Slayton |
7/15/75 | 9d 1h 30m |
136 Earth | CA | Los Angeles | California Science Center |
| S/N | Spacecraft Name | First Flight Date | Number Of Flights | Status | State | City | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STA-095 | SAIL | N/A | 0 | Active | TX | Houston | Johnson Space Center |
| OV-098 | Pathfinder | N/A | 0 | Retired | AL | Huntsville | US Space & Rocket Center |
| MPTA-098 | MPTA | N/A | 0 | Engine Test Stand | MS | Stennis | NASA Stennis Center |
| OV-099 | Challenger | 4/4/83 (STS-6) |
10 | Lost 1/28/86 | FL | Cape Canaveral | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| OV-101 | Enterprise | 8/12/77 | 5 (Drop Tests) | Retired | VA | Chantilly | Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (NASM) |
| OV-102 | Columbia | 4/12/81 (STS-1) |
28 | Lost 2/1/03 | FL | Titusville | Kennedy Space Center |
| OV-103 | Discovery | 8/30/84 (STS-41D) |
30+ | Active | FL | Titusville | Kennedy Space Center |
| OV-104 | Atlantis | 10/3/85 (STS-51J) |
25+ | Active | FL | Titusville | Kennedy Space Center |
| OV-105 | Endeavour | 5/7/92 (STS-49) |
18+ | Active | FL | Titusville | Kennedy Space Center |
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